Wine Glasses, 1999
THF191564 / Wine Glasses, 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
Wine glass
Date Made
1999
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Dayton Hudson Corporation and sold at Target stores.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.111
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Cardboard
Color
Colorless
Blue
Cream (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.625 in
Diameter: 3.125 in
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
Length: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
on label on side of each glass:
Graves / HAND CRAFTED / AND MOUTH BLOWN / IN POLAND
on front of packaging:
wine glass / MICHAEL GRAVES DESIGN(TM)
on decal on front of packaging:
200 03 0470 / WAS 14.99 / NOW 3.74
on top, bottom, and sides of packaging:
Graves
on back of packaging:
wine glass / Set of Two / 7.5 Ounces Each (225ml) / Mouth Blown / Individually Handcut and Finished / Michael Graves / The Michael Graves product line is an inspired balance of form and function. At once it is / sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, utilitarian [...] / Graves / 200 03 0470 029A2279 / Distributed by Dayton Hudson Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c)1999 DHC All Rights Reserved / Made in Poland / Printed in China
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