Flower Vase, 1989

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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

Flower vase

Date Made

1989

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

2019.144.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)

Color

Dark blue

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 8.125 in
Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

on bottom of vase: Swid Powell / Graves / (C) Michael Graves 1989 / LIMOGES / FRANCE
Flower Vase, 1989