Artificial plant lamp from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Muse, Isaiah, American, 1919 - 2012
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- plastic, metal and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W: 65 x 10 in. (165.1 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A decorative floor lamp contructed to resemble a potted plant. The lighting fixture is a can lamp embedded within the faux gravel base of a large, artificial plant. The plastic plant is tall with wide variegated leaves, a thick trunk-style stem, and calla lily-style yellow flowers at the top. The artificial plant and light are in a large pot constructed of chrome sheet metal wrapped into a circle and finished with metal trim along the top edge, bottom edge, and seam. There are five (5) rubber feet on the bottom of the pot. The electrical cord runs out of the base of the potted plant, near the pot seam.
- Place used
- South Shore, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- cocktail lounges
- floor lamps
- 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
- 2011.101.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.