"Cottage Garden Deanrey" Service Plate, 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

Cake plate (Serving vessel)

Date Made

1994

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.2406

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)

Color

White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Blue
Dark blue

Dimensions

Height: 0.75 in (Plate)
Diameter: 12.125 in (Plate)
Height: 12.25 in (Packaging)
Width: 12.5 in (Packaging)
Length: 1.25 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on bottom: ALESSI / TENDENTSE / GERMANY / Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN
"Cottage Garden Deanrey" Service Plate, 1994