Coach's Whistle Teakettle, 1999
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Teakettle
Date Made
1999
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2019.144.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Silver (Color)
Red
Yellow (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 11 in
Inscriptions
engraved on bottom:
Graves
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