Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory - Potpourri Vase (Vase potpourri Hébert) - Walters 48577 (2)

The model for this vase, still preserved at the Sèvre manufactory, is labeled "vase à cartels, modèle de Hébert" (T. J. Hébert was an 18th-century art dealer). The harbor scene is by J. L. Morin. The "bleu lapis" ground color has been gilded in a "caillouté," or pebbled pattern.