Trumpet Whistle Teakettle, 2000
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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
Teakettle
Date Made
2000
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.1246
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Stainless steel
Nylon
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Silver (Color)
Orange (Color)
Blue
Cream (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 9.625 in (teakettle)
Width: 8 in (teakettle)
Length: 11 in (teakettle)
Height: 9.5 in (packaging)
Width: 9.5 in (packaging)
Length: 8.25 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of teakettle:
Graves / 18/10 STAINLESS STEEL / MADE IN TAIWAN
at top of instruction sheet:
MICHAEL GRAVES AT HOME COLLECTION / TEAKETTLE
on top of packaging:
Graves
on front and sides of packaging:
teakettle
on back of packaging:
teakettle / Trumpet Steam Whistle / High Polished Stainless Steel / Heat Resistant Nylon / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of Michael Graves has restored a sense of humanity to modern architecture. Graves, one of the most / note architects of our time, has designed buildings for such clients as Disney(TM), including the [...] / The Michael Graves Collection provides an inspired balance of form and function. Sensible and sublime, practical and [...] / Graves
on bottom of packaging:
Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c)2000 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved / Made in Taiwan
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