"Thebes" Candleholder, 1999
THF191558 / "Thebes" Candleholder, 1999 / view
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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
Candleholder
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
2019.144.560
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Cardboard
Color
White (Color)
Brown
Blue
Cream (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.75 in (candleholder)
Width: 5.75 in (candleholder)
Length: 5.5 in (candleholder)
Height: 11.75 in (packaging)
Width: 5.75 in (packaging)
Length: 5.75 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of stand:
Graves
on front and sides of packaging:
candle holder / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN (TM)
on top of packaging:
Graves
on back of packaging:
Inspired by ancient Egyptian furniture / thebes collection / candle holder / 10 3/4" High Hurricane Candle Holder / Holds a Pillar, Taper, Votive or Tealight Candle / Stamped Steel Patina Base / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of Michael Graves has / restored a sense of humanity to modern architecture, / which in turn makes him one [...] / The Michael Graves product line is an inspired / balance of form and function. At once it is sensible / and sublime, practical and whimsical, [...] / Graves
on bottom of packaging:
065 02 1178 / Distributed by Dayton Hudson Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c) 1999 DHC All Rights Reserved / Made in Taiwan / Printed in China
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