Not on display

Spoon

ca. 1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Alessi (maker)
Rossi, Aldo (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Electroplated silver spoon, designed by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, made ca. 1983.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type
Spoon
Materials and techniques
Electroplated silver
Electroplate
Silver
Electroplating
Brief description
Electroplated silver spoon, designed by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, made ca. 1983.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17cm
  • Width: 2.7cm (maximum)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Officina Alessi AR 1985 / P.A. Italy'
  • A diving eagle
  • The number 925
  • '1354 Mi' preceded by a star
Object history
Part of a tea and coffee service which was a prototype for the series of eleven tea and coffee services commissioned from architects by Officina Alessi, a division of Alessi S.p.A., Milan, and made in a limited edition in silver.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.57D-1988

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Record createdJune 23, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O157228/spoon-rossi-aldo/
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