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Artist
Julius T. Melchers
(1829 - 1909)
Cigar Store Figure
Date1860-1870
MediumPainted wood
DimensionsOverall: 73 × 19 1/2 × 20 in. (185.4 × 49.5 × 50.8 cm)
Object numberN0147.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis cigar store figure is an excellent example of Melchers' talents and bears Melcher's signature "M" on the medallion hanging from the neck. It stood in front of a Kansas City cigar store for fifty years.On View
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