Black & Decker 4-Quart Slow Cooker, 2000
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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.
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
Crockpot
Date Made
2000
Creators
Michael Graves & Associates, Inc.
Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.)
Place of Creation
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.563
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Ceramic (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Styrofoam (TM)
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Tan (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Cream (Color)
Gray (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 11 in (slow cooker)
Width: 14 in (slow cooker)
Length: 11 in (slow cooker)
Height: 14.5 in (packaging)
Width: 14.625 in (packaging)
Length: 10.25 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on front of slow cooker: Graves / BLACK & DECKER(R) / AUTO OFF HIGH KEEPS WARM on front of manual: 4-quart / slow cooker / owner's manual / SAVE THIS USE AND CARE BOOK / MGD400 / Graves / BLACK & DECKER / Please call 1-800-231-9786 with questions. on front and sides of packaging: 4 quart / slow cooker / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN (TM) on top of packaging: Graves on back of packaging: 4 quart / slow cooker / BLACK & DECKER / MGD400 / Removable Stoneware Bowl Rubberized Plastic Side Handles / Three Settings: Auto, High, and Keeps Warm Cord Wrap Under Base / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of Michael Graves has restored a sense of / humanity to modern architecture. Graves, one of the most noted / architects of our time, has designed buildings [...] / The Michael Graves Collection provides an inspired balance of form / and function. Sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, [...] / Graves on bottom of packaging: Household Products, Inc. / 6 Armstrong Road / Shelton, CT 06484 / 280W, 120v AC only / Made in People's Republic of China / FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY / Full 1-Year Warranty 1-800-231-9786 / BLACK & DECKER is a trademark of / The Black & Decker Corporation, / Towson, Maryland, USA / Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c) 2000 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved
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