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[Seventy-five cent Treasury Note].
1837
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Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2010.01059
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], n.d. [1837]
- People
-
- Author
- Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Presidents—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862—Caricatures and cartoons
- Financial crises—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Canada—19th century
- Bank notes—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- United States—Dept. of the Treasury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Depressions—18361837—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- Money—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ticks—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Seventy-five cent Treasury Note].
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2010.01059
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcdv1406484
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], n.d. [1837]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1837
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26 x 37.5 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Lithographs
- Depiction: Satirical bank note with Van Buren's head on a dragon-like body, Calhoun as task master of a team of men pulling a railroad car inscribed "Treasury Department," Andrew Jackson dressed as a woman, and Thomas Hart Benton's head on the body of a tick.
- Signed on stone, lower center: "N Sarony".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Presidents—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862—Caricatures and cartoons
- Financial crises—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Canada—19th century
- Bank notes—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- United States—Dept. of the Treasury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Depressions—18361837—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- Money—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ticks—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/45890b67-c587-42bd-934f-52b9b1e43018/manifest