Miniature Teakettle

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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

Miniature (Object genre)

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.889

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Stainless steel
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Foam (Material form)

Color

Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Tan (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in (teakettle)
Width: 2.875 in (teakettle)
Length: 3.125 in (teakettle)
Height: 3.5 in (packaging)
Width: 5 in (packaging)
Length: 5.25 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on side of miniature teakettle: RW Resorts World / SENTOSA / ALESSI / Graves / MICHAEL GRAVES on bottom of miniature teakettle: ALESSI INOX 18/10 / MICHAEL GRAVES 1885 on front of catalog: ALESSI / The collection / of the Alessi Museum / in miniature
Miniature Teakettle