Curtains from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Isaiah Muse, American, 1919 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: Four (4) curtains in a woven pattern of cream flowers and gold-toned foliage on a maroon base. The drapes are in four (4) segments to dress two (2) windows. The curtains have corresponding sashes with matching tie backs. The top edge of each curtain has a rod pocket.
place: label: Place used
content: South Shore, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cassandra Fay Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.101.5.1a-h
objectType: label: Type
content: cocktail lounges
label: Type
content: curtains
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.101.5.1a: Curtain): 71 1/4 x 55 1/4 in. (181 x 140.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.101.5.1b: Curtain): 71 x 55 3/8 in. (180.3 x 140.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.101.5.1c: Curtain): 71 x 55 in. (180.3 x 139.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.101.5.1d: Curtain): 71 x 55 in. (180.3 x 139.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (2011.101.5.1e: Sash): 55 1/2 x 3 in. (141 x 7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (2011.101.5.1f: Sash): 55 3/4 x 3 in. (141.6 x 7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (2011.101.5.1g: Sash): 50 x 3 in. (127 x 7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (2011.101.5.1h: Sash): 54 3/4 x 3 in. (139.1 x 7.6 cm)