Created by:

Ralph Atmar Jr., American, 1767 - 1809  Search this

Medium:

copper

Dimensions:

H x W: 2 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.5 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

slave hire badges

Place made:

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Place collected:

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1800

Description:

An octagonal copper slave badge engraved "No. 354 / HOUSE SERVANT / 1800" on the recto with the maker's mark "ATMAR" on the verso. A circular hole is punched through the center top.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Skilled labor  Search this

Slave hire system  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1783-1815  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number:

2016.166.31.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d1985ce-22a0-41c7-a237-bdffcb27583f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.166.31.1