Universal Stainless Steel Drainboard, Production Sample, 2013

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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

Drainboard

Date Made

2013

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.711

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Stainless steel
Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Silver (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Gray (Color)
Copper (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1 in
Width: 15.0625 in
Length: 19.25 in

Inscriptions

on front of packaging: MICHAEL GRAVES (TM) / DESIGN / UNIVERSAL STAINLESS STEEL DRAIN BOARD on back of packaging: UNIVERSAL STAINLESS STEEL DRAIN BOARD / Horizontal and Vertical Orientation Drain Spouts / Rustproof Stainless Steel Construction / Flip-Up Feet / Flip-Up Feet Direct Water Flow to Preferred Drain Spout / ABOUT THIS PRODUCT / This universal drain board will work with your sink, no matter how it's positioned on your countertop. We guarantee / it. Its unique design [...] / HAND WASH / 19 1/4 in X 15 1/16 in (48.8 cm x 38.2 cm) / ABOUT MICHAEL GRAVES / As an architect, product designer, painter, and professor, Michael Graves has / been called a modern day Michelangelo./ His drawings, [...] / Made in China / Distributed in the U.S. by J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. / Plano, TX 75024-3698 86-90-026-A 11/12 / For questions call 1-800-322-1189 on tag taped to bottom: jcp-(11/07) / Date: / jcpenney / CONFIRMATION SAMPLE TAG / Check one: / APPROVED REJECTED / ASSOCIATE REVIEWED BY: / Robert Van Varick / Date Red'd: 01-23-13 BRAND: MICHAEL GRAVES / [...]