Slave Badge

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Title

Slave Badge

Subject

Slavery--North Carolina

Description

Obverse: Diamond-shaped tin slave badge, designed to be worn suspended by a leather thong tied around the neck; 2 mm hole in top corner.
Legend:CHARLESTON/9/SERVANT/1827
Reverse: Blank. Legend (bottom corner): LAFAR

Creator

John J. Lafar, Silversmith

Source

Frank Henry Neely Papers

Publisher

unknown

Date

2019

Contributor

Georgia Tech

Format

image/jpeg

Language

Eng

Type

text

Identifier

https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/repositories/2/resources/97

Coverage

Charleston, North Carolina, 1827