Cheeseboard Production Sample, 2004

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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

Cheeseboard

Date Made

2004

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.70

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Plastic

Color

Light brown
Dark gray

Dimensions

Height: 1.125 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 15.75 in

Inscriptions

on label on bottom of board: WYS RESOURCE CO. LTD. / DW-16 RECT. CHEESE / BOARD / W/O KNIFE / 4/13/2004 on label on bottom of board: THE PLASTIC INSERT FOR / RECT. CHEESE BOARD / WAS INCORRECT on label on bottom of board: THE LOGO WAS / INCORRECT
Cheeseboard Production Sample, 2004