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Variation

Spoon
ca. 1962 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rosenthal AG (maker)
Wirkkala, Tapio (designer)
Place of origin
Selb (made)

Coffee spoon of black porcelain, handle partly clear glazed, and with vertical moulding.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Spoon
TitleVariation (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with vertical moulding
Porcelain
Glaze
Moulded
Glazed
Brief description
'Variation' coffee spoon of porcelain with vertical moulding, designed by Tapio Wirkkala, made by Rosenthal AG, Selb, ca. 1962.
Physical description
Coffee spoon of black porcelain, handle partly clear glazed, and with vertical moulding.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rosenthal' with a crown and cross batons (Printed)
  • 'STUDIO LINIE' and 'GERMANY' and 'T.WIRKKALA'
  • 'PORCELAINE NOIRE'
Credit line
Given by the makers
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.198I-1977

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Record createdNovember 12, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O172269/variation-spoon-wirkkala-tapio/
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