Sujet

Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A round copper-alloy button with the initials "T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II. There is an inscription on the reverse of the button in two concentric circles that reads, "FINE ORANGE STANDARD GILT." There is a considerable amount of verdigris on both sides of the button.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_465

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

7,2Mo (268,5Ko) / 13,4cm x 13,4cm / 1585 x 1585 (300dpi)

Mots clés

button buttons education country metal museum color copper badge location century identification property ID African American African-American afro-american slavery haberdashery United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution 19th century Educational Institution nineteenth century heritage American America USA scientific institution object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art copper alloy National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC buttons (information artifacts) buttons (fasteners)