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Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation
Unidentified1828-1834
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States
A round pewter button with "D BAILLIE / G•GROVE" stamped on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to David Baillie of Golden Grove Plantation, British Guyana. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
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- Title: Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation
- Creator: Unidentified
- Date Created: 1828-1834
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 4.4Grams
- Subject Keywords: Middle Passage
- Medium: pewter
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