Charleston slave badge from 1859 for Porter No. 990

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a square metal slave badge set on point with clipped corners. On the recto is text that reads ”CHARLESTON [stamped]” across the top. Under that is “PORTER [stamped] / 990 [punched] /1859 [stamped].” The top corner point is missing.

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