"Tripod" Candleholder, 1999

THF190958 / "Tripod" Candleholder, 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

Candleholder

Date Made

1999

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Commissioned by Dayton Hudson Corporation and sold at Target stores.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.756

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Light blue

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 5 in

Inscriptions

on bottom: Graves on label on inside of socket: USE WITH A TEALIGHT CANDLE ONLY. ALWAYS / PLACE CANDLE AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE MATERIALS / AND ON A TEMPERATURE SAFE SURFACE DURING USE. / KEEP CANDLE AWAY FROM THE REACH OF SMALL / CHILDREN. NEVER LEAVE CANDLE BURNING UNATTENDED / DISTRIBUTED BY DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION. / MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 / MADE IN TAIWAN