Big Dripper Coffeepot, 1987

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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

Coffeepot

Date Made

1987

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.891

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)

Color

White (Color)
Green
Brown
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 11 in
Length: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

on bottom: (c) Swid Powell / Graves / The Big Dripper on product card: SWID POWELL / FOR PIPING HOT COFFEE, PRE- / HEAT WITH HOT WATER. / DO NOT PLACE OVER OPEN FLAME. / POT (NOT INCLUDING FILTER OR / LID) IS MICROWAVE SAFE. / THE BIG DRIPPER
Big Dripper Coffeepot, 1987