Jerry Garcia Chia Pet
name: label: performing artist
content: Garcia, Jerry
label: curatorial division
content: Music, Sports, and Entertainment
label: maker
content: Joseph Enterprises, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Introduced in 1977, <i>Chia Pet </i> is the trade name for a brand of novelty terracotta planters in the form of figurines. Chia Pets have come in many designs, including animals and characters from popular culture. Chia sprouts are grown on the planter in select areas to resemble features such as hair or fur.
label: Description
content: This Chia Pet depicts Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) best known for being a singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band Grateful Dead.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.3116.07
label: nonaccession number
content: 2005.3116
label: catalog number
content: 2005.3116.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Planter
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 7/8 in x 3 in x 3 3/4 in; 12.3825 cm x 7.62 cm x 9.525 cm