"Tripod" Table Lamp, 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
Table lamp
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
2019.144.861
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Plastic
Cardboard
Styrofoam (TM)
Color
Bronze (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
Cream (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in (lamp)
Width: 6.75 in (lamp)
Length: 6.75 in (lamp)
Height: 14 in (packaging)
Width: 9.25 in (packaging)
Length: 8.5 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of lamp:
Graves
on label on bottom of lamp:
07/99 E107564 / C UL US / LISTED / PORTABLE LAMP / ISSUE NO. BH-79,041
on label on socket:
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK / OF FIRE USE 40WATT MAXIMUM / TYPE B OR SMALLER LAMP / 120V60HZ AC ONLY MADE IN CHINA / MFR'S NO. 317981
to top of packaging:
Graves
on front and sides of packaging:
table lamp / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN(TM)
on back of packaging:
Inspired by an ancient Pompeian artifact / tripod collection / table lamp / 11" High / White Frosted Glass Shade / Bronze Patina Base / Maximum 40 Watt Bulb / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of Michael Graves has restored a sense of humanity to / modern architecture, which in turn makes him one of the most [...] / The Michael Graves product line is an inspired balance of form [...] / Graves
on bottom of packaging:
074 02 0230 / Distributed by Dayton Hudson Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c)1999 DHC All Rights Reserved / Made in China / UL Listed / Type B10 Bulb UL
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