"Delos" Buffet Plates, 1987
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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
1987
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.523
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Cardboard
Color
Reddish brown
Turquoise (Color)
Gold (Color)
White (Color)
Brown
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.25 in (plate)
Diameter: 12 in (plate)
Height: 2.25 in (packaging)
Width: 12.5 in (packaging)
Length: 13 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of each plate:
Swid Powell / Graves / (c)Michael Graves 1987 / "Delos"
on label on bottom of each plate:
MADE / IN / JAPAN
on label on packaging:
SWID POWELL / NEW YORK CITY / 1180 / DELOS / BUFFET PLATE / TWO PIECES
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