Flatware and Cutlery Prototypes, 1994

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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

Flatware

Date Made

1994

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.907

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

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Inscriptions

on back of forks and spoons: ALESSI INOX 18/10 labels on back of one fork: ALESSI / XMGFOR2/92 / 4/4/92 / CAMPIONE / PROPOTTO / PD [?] Prototype [?] lables on back of one fork: ALESSI / XMGFOR1/92 / 4/4/92 Prototype / [?]