Slave badge

Title:

Slave badge

Date:

1840

Description:

Copper slave badge, square in shape. Face is stamped "Charleston 1840 Servant 1869." 1840 is the year produced and 1869 signifies that it was the 1,869th "servant" badge sold that year.

Collection Title:

Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Slavery--South Carolina--Charleston, Slavery--Law and legislation--South Carolina--Charleston, Slaves--Employment--South Carolina--Charleston, Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Carolina--Charleston, and Badges--South Carolina--Charleston

Geographic Subject:

Southern States, South Carolina, South Atlantic States, Charleston (S.C.)--Race relations, and Charleston (S.C.)--Economic conditions

Shelving Locator:

1999.001.025

Date Digital:

2009-11

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact archivist at the Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

32179