6 cents. Humbug glory bank – Vintage Print
![6 cents. Humbug glory bank, New York : [s.n.], 1837. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6f/6f0c1b4b29fd-L.webp)
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6 cents. Humbug glory bank
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A small 1837 etching titled "6 cents. Humbug glory bank" mocks a worthless-looking paper note and carries a joking signature crediting Martin Van Buren as its engraver. Anthony Fleetwood copyrighted and published it at 89 Nassau Street in New York, the same address as his "Capitol Fashions" sheet. It satirizes the banking turmoil of the late 1830s, when the Panic of 1837 brought bank failures and fights over paper money. Andrew Jackson, Van Buren, Thomas Hart Benton, Amos Kendall and Reuben Miles Whitney, all tied to that dispute, appear among its subjects.
| Created / published | New York : [s.n.], 1837. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching on thin wove paper ; 7.3 x 16.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall |
| Notes | Copyrighted by Anthony Fleetwood, 1837. Published at 89 Nassau Str. New York. Signed facetiously: Martin Van Buren Sc. The print was deposited for copyright on August 21, 1837, by Anthony Fleetwood, and published at the same address (89 Nassau Street) as Capitol Fashions" (no. 1837-1) |
| Subjects | Benton, Thomas Hart,--1782-1858. Jackson, Andrew,--1767-1845. Kendall, Amos,--1789-1869. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Whitney, Reuben Miles,--1788-1845. Banking--1830-1840. Depressions--United States--1830-1840. Economic policy--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 665 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161007 |
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