National Museum of African American History and Culture
Charleston slave badge from 1859 for Porter No. 990
William Veronee, American · 1859
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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