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Poster: Porcelaine Interdite

Cat. № POSTER-143 · Archive reference image

Porcelain & Plastic Icons № 143

Porcelaine Interdite

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Archive note

French institutional poster for a banned porcelain figurine line, circa 1963. The image features a smiling boy in formal dress—a familiar mid-century collectible—rendered as a photographic still-life against neutral ground. The subtitle translates: "The cult object no one speaks of." Archive records suggest the line was suppressed shortly after launch, though the reason remains undocumented. Sought by collectors of suppressed design, Cold War ephemera, and the history of manufactured childhood.

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Section
Porcelain & Plastic Icons
Style
Mid-century product photography, institutional typography
Mood
uncanny, austere, conspiratorial
Palette
cream, white, black

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porcelain figurinefrench design1960sboyformal wearwhitebannedsuppressedcollectiblevintage ephemeramid-centurymysterious