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Tobacconist’s Figure

Description

Wooden Native American novelty statue of a "Tobacconist's Figure", ca. 1879, by John Philip Yeager. This figure was made by Yeager (1823-1899), a cooper, and well-known Baltimore wood worker of the nineteenth century. He briefly emigrated to Montreal before coming to Baltimore in 1847. Yeager typically carved or decorated ships. For this "cigar store Indian," the artist used his daughter Eva Isabelle as the model for this figure that once stood outside of a tobacco shop on Madison Avenue, near Biddle Street, in Baltimore.

Date

circa 1879

Materials

Wood

Dimensions

56 inches

Object ID

1952.122.1

Accession Number

1952.122

Resource ID

3846

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Albert Hendler

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.