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Cartoon of a jockey eyeing his watch bought from a Jewish peddler

Object | Accession Number: 2016.184.166

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    Cartoon of a jockey eyeing his watch bought from a Jewish peddler

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    British antisemitic cartoon published in 1828, showing a man inspecting a watch he just bought from a Jewish peddler. The cartoon was drawn by Joseph Lisle, a British caricaturist, satirical artist and printmaker. Peddlers were itinerant vendors who sold goods to the public. They usually traveled alone and carried their goods with them as they went. Peddling was a common occupation for young Jewish men during the 18th and 19th centuries. Most peddlers hoped their hard work would serve as a springboard to more lucrative and comfortable occupations. However, old prejudices formed an antisemitic stereotype of the Jewish peddler. The stereotype originated from the economic and professional restrictions placed on early European Jews. They were barred from owning land, farming, joining trade guilds, and military service. These restrictions limited Jews to the occupations of retail peddling, hawking, and moneylending. Additionally, medieval religious belief held that charging interest (known as usury) was sinful, and the Jews who occupied these professions were looked down upon, predominantly by European Christians. They were perceived as morally deficient and willing to engage in unethical business practices. The inability of Jews to legally hold other occupations, combined with Christians’ disdain for the professions Jews were allowed to practice, helped form the canard of the greedy Jew who exploited Gentiles. This canard was often visually depicted as a Jewish peddler, an untrustworthy figure that sold cut rate items at inflated prices. This aquatint is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.
    Artwork Title
    I've got a Cheap un
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1828
    Geography
    publication: London (England)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
    Markings
    front, bottom left, black ink : Drawn by J. Lisle.
    front, bottom center, black ink : British Classics. / The Tatler. / “I’ve got a Cheap ‘un.”
    Contributor
    Compiler: Peter Ehrenthal
    Artist: Joseph Lisle
    Publisher: Berthoud & Son
    Biography
    The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Prints
    Physical Description
    Color aquatint of an oversized man in the foreground with chubby cheeks and a broad nose dressed as a jockey with a black derby, loose shirt, pale red breeches, and riding boots. He stands on a dirt road with a whip on the ground at his heels and part of a horse visible behind him. He holds up to his eyes and looks at a pocket watch that he likely purchased from a peddler in the middleground who walks past a milestone block in left profile. He carries a large bag, has stereotypical Jewish features, including a large nose and pointy beard, and smirks while thumbing his nose. In the background are dark clouds and, on the right, a small barn. A caption is printed in a panel at the bottom.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Width: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    London (England)

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The aquatint was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Special Collection
    Katz Ehrenthal Collection
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:12:38
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