Table and shelving unit from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse
- On View
- 1968 & Beyond Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Muse, Isaiah, American, 1919 - 2012
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- metal and vinyl
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 84 × 64 × 13 in. (213.4 × 162.6 × 33 cm)
- Overall with Weight (Weight of shelf): 41 lb. (18.6 kg)
- Description
- The shelving unit (.1) is made of metal. The unit has five (5) shelves, and each shelf covered with the same red vinyl as the table. The unit has eight (8) fixed legs, each of which runs the full height of the unit, so that each shelf is separated into three segments. Five (5) legs are topped with a pyramid-shaped cap, while the other three (3) caps are missing. The shelving unit has four (4) removable side panels (a-e), each in a molded lattice pattern. There are two (2) gold-colored metal chains bolted to the shelving unit, one at the proper left top front corner and one at the proper right top front corner. Each chain is 11 links long. The chains were used to anchor the shelving unit to the wall.
- Place used
- South Shore, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- cocktail lounges
- shelves
- Topic
- Black interiors
- Domestic life
- Nightlife
- Segregation
- Social life and customs
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cassandra Fay Smith
- Object number
- 2011.101.10.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.