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Basic ID	Tag, slave tag, 1837. Copper. Charleston (S.C.) Chicago History Museum purchase, Charles F. Gunther Collection.1920.986.
Title	Slave tag
Place of Origin	Charleston (S.C.)
Date	1837
Physical Description	Slave identification tag, diamond shaped whith small hole for hanging on top. Engraving on tag.
Materials/Techniques	copper alloy
Dimensions	Height: (1.75 in); Height: (1.75 in)
Marks	CHARLESTON/201/SERVANT/1837
Curatorial Statement	Tags of this type were worn by African American slaves in Charleston, South Carolina when their owners rented them out to other whites for manual labor.
Classification	information forms (objects)
Categories	information artifacts
Object Types	tags
Related Terms	slavery slaves (people) African American
Credit Line	Charles F. Gunther Collection
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Copyright Notice	© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
Object Number	1920.986
Image File Name	ICHi-62446
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org

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