MADAME DE POMPADOUR (NÉE POISSON) PLATTER
Creator(s): Ancienne Manufacture Royale Limoges (Manufacturer) , Cindy Sherman (Photographer) , Artes Magnus, New York (Publisher)
About this object
The ground of the oval shaped platter is pink with disseminated silver foliage motives; the handles at either side are in the form of leaf scrolls and features each a shaped panel with the self-portrait image of Cindy Sherman as Madame de Pompadour; in the center, a white ground welcomes the tureen’s feet.
- Object name:
- MADAME DE POMPADOUR (NÉE POISSON) PLATTER
- Made from:
- porcelain
- Made in:
- Limoges, France
- Date made:
- 1990
- Size:
- 2 1/4 × 22 × 14 5/8 in. (5.7 × 55.9 × 37.1 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.283.3
- Signature marks:
- "Madame de Pompadour / Née Poisson (1721-1764) / by / Cindy Sherman / for / [company logo] ARTES MAGNUS /8R25 / [signature] Cindy Sherman / Silkscreened and / handpainted at / [company logo] Ancienne Manufacture / Royale / Fondée en / 1737 / Limoges France."
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase, 2006