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Fine and Decorative Art and Early Maps from Various Southern Estates and Collections, October 8th-27th. Featuring art works by Jules Cheret, Emile Gruppe, John Wesley Jarvis, Charles Marion Russell, Frederick Judd Waugh, premier works by Southern artists, including Paul Stone, Myrtle Jones, Hattie Saussy, Alexander Drysdale, R.A. Miller and works from the Christopher P. H. Murphy (Sr.) family collection. The public is welcome to attend the preview reception October 20th, 5-7pm. Everard Auctions and Appraisals amanda@everard.com
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Charleston Porter Slave Hire Badge, 1829
Lot 125

Charleston Porter Slave Hire Badge, 1829

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Property of a Private Collector, SC

Description:

Charleston Porter Slave Hire Badge, 1829, stamped with registration number '445'. Provenance: descended in the John Guerard Prioleau family of Charleston.

Charleston slave badges are a sobering visual evidence of a system for hiring out enslaved men and women that was unique to that city between 1800-1865. During this period, the local government mandated that enslaved people wear or otherwise display badges like this when they were hired out by their enslavers (note the small hole at the top center of this example). The city issued the badges in return for a fee paid by slaveholders. The objects were then inscribed with an occupation, year of issue, and registration number. When worn, the badge gave its wearer some freedom of movement around Charleston however the wages earned by a hired-out slave typically belonged to their owners.

Measurements: Height: 3 in. x Width: 3 in.

Condition:

Good condition consistent with its age, wear to high points with some patina.

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