"White Corinth" Buffet Plates, 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

Service plate

Date Made

1988

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.522

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)
Cardboard

Color

White (Color)
Brown
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1.125 in (plate)
Diameter: 12.125 in (plate)
Height: 2.25 in (packaging)
Width: 13 in (packaging)
Length: 12.75 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on bottom of each bowl: Swid Powell / Graves / (c)Michael Graves 1988 / "White Corinth" on label on packaging: SWID POWELL / NEW YORK CITY / 1240 / White Corinth / Buffet Plate / Two Pieces
"White Corinth" Buffet Plates, 1988