The Kitchen Cabinet or Political Money Changers
date: label: Date made
content: 1833
name: label: depicted
content: Jackson, Andrew
label: depicted
content: Van Buren, Martin
label: originated character
content: Smith, Seba
label: depicted
content: Blair, Francis Preston
label: depicted
content: Duane, William John
label: depicted
content: Weaver, A.
label: maker
content: Evans, C.H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This print is a commentary on President Andrew Jackson’s distrust of the Second National Bank of the United States. In this print, Jackson stands with fictional character Major Jack Downing, discussing how to break the bank’s corrupt "moneypoly"[sic]. Created by journalist, Seba Smith, Downing represented the common man that Jackson worked to protect. In the background, three belled donkeys with the faces of Martin Van Buren, Francis P. Blair, and A. Weaver, are harnessed together, carrying saddles labeled " $50,000.” That is a reference to Jackson’s desire to remove the money from the Second National Bank of the United States and redistribute it amongst the state banks. On the back of Blair, the lead donkey is a globe, referring to his position as the editor of the Pro-Jackson newspaper, the “Globe.” The donkeys are being led by Treasury Secretary William John Duane, who was dismissed by Jackson after he refused to remove the deposits. On the right of the print are three unidentified men who oppose Jackson’s decision, seeing it as “mad” and destructive.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The publisher of this print is C.H. Evans, but further information is not available at this time.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Architecture, Commercial Buildings
label: Subject
content: U.S. National Government, executive branch
label: Subject
content: Economy
label: Subject
content: Livestock
label: Subject
content: Political Parties
label: Subject
content: Glasses
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1830-1839
label: Subject
content: Political Caricatures
label: Subject
content: Walking
label: Subject
content: Donkeys
label: depicted
content: Jack Downing
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Peters Political Prints
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content: Art
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3439
label: catalog number
content: 60.3439
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: image: 8 3/4 in x 13 3/8 in; 22.225 cm x 33.9725 cm