"Cottage Garden Deanrey" Milk Jug, 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

Milk jug

Date Made

1994

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1232

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)
Cardboard

Color

White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Light blue
Dark blue
Gray (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in (milk jug)
Width: 6.25 in (milk jug)
Length: 3.75 in (milk jug)
Height: 3.25 in (packaging)
Width: 5 in (packaging)
Length: 5 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on bottom: ALESSI / TENDENTSE / GERMANY / Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN on label on front of packaging: ALESSI / TENDENTSE / Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN / TMG2/73 / "Cottage Garden:" - decoro "Deanrey" / LATTIERA - MILK JUG / CL 20 - TAZZE 6 - 6 3/4 OZ - 6 CUPS / PORCELLANA BIANCA DECORATA (1.200 C) / WHITE PORCELAIN DECORATED (1.200 C) / DESIGN MICHAEL GRAVES / Alessi spa 28023 Crusinallo (NO) Italy
"Cottage Garden Deanrey" Milk Jug, 1994