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)
Collection Title
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
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