Fireplace Tool Set Production Sample, 2004

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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

Fireset

Date Made

2004

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.972

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Leather
Fiber

Color

Black (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 33.75 in
Width: 9.25 in
Length: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

on handle of each tool and stand: Graves on label on each tool: PROD SAMPLE 7-19-04 on label on stand: ADESSO FP #4 on label on stand: RECEIVED 5/6/04
Fireplace Tool Set Production Sample, 2004