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Description
Type
Physical Object
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
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