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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