Anti-Slavery Token, 1838

THF140617 / Anti-Slavery Token, 1838
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Token (Exchange media)

Subject Date

1838

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Likely made by Gibbs, Gardner and Company in New Jersey.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

37.719.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 0.063 in
Diameter: 1.125 in

Inscriptions

on front: AM I NOT A WOMAN AND A SISTER / 1838 on back: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY / 183[8]
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