Work of Art Details
Potpourri Vase (Vase potpourri Hébert) Description: 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. Artist: Jean-Louis Morin (French, 1732-1787) Inscriptions & Markings: [Modeler's Mark] Impressed in base: cn (possibly for Charles Cejourné, répareur and sculptor) Country: France Provenance: E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, no. 24 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest. Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters |
