Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Side table with glass top from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse
1970s
South Shore, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A side table consisting of a metal base (.1a) and a detachable glass top (.1b). The table has four (4) legs with a bi-color finish, black in the middle of each leg, and brass at the top and bottom. The four legs connect into a square by four (4) stretchers attached at the top and another four (4) attached at the bottom. Each of the table legs has a foot that tapers and curves outward. The glass top is a flat, unembellished square piece of glass with curved corners.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.101.6.1ab
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