Demitasse and Saucer Set, 1988
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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
Demitasse
Date Made
1988
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.42
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Stainless steel
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Colorless
Silver (Color)
Colorless
Blue
Red
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in (Demitasse)
Width: 3.25 in (Demitasse)
Length: 2.25 in (Demitasse)
Height: 0.25 in (Saucer)
Diameter: 4.75 in (Saucer)
Height: 4.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 10.25 in (Packaging)
Length: 5.5 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottoms of cups and bottoms of saucers:
ALESSI / INDX 18/10 / ITALY
on front and back of packaging:
MGDT SET set di due tazzine con piattino / tazzina cl 12 - piattino 0 cm 12 / acciaio inossidabile 18/10 e vetro pirofilo / ALESSI / design Michael Graves
on ends of packaging:
MGDT SET Two demitasse and saucer set / demitasse 4 oz - Saucer 0 4 3/4" / 18/10 stainless steel and heat resistant glass / ALESSI / design by Michael Graves
on top of packaging:
MGDT SET / set di due tazzine con piattino / Two demitasse and saucer set / tazzina - demitasse - cl 12-4 oz / piattino - saucers - 0 cm 12 - 4 3/4" / acciaio inossidabile 18/10 e vetro pirofilo / 18/10 stainless steel and heat resistant glass / design Michael Graves / Alessi spa 28882 Crusinallo (Vb) Italia
on information card:
ALESSI / 137 / In caso di reclamo, e necessario ritornare / questo tagliando / Kindley return this slip with any complaint / Priere de renvoyer ce coupon en cas de / reclamation / Im Falle einer Reklamation senden Sie uns / bette diesen Kontrollzettel zuruck / Alessi s.p.a. 28887 Crusinallo (VB) Italia
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