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1101 Main Street
P.O. Box 35
Philomath, OR 97370
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Featured artifact: Westward Ho compote
Compote with Cover
Gillinder and Sons
Pennsylvania
Westward Ho Pattern, 1879

Gillinder made many patterns in frosted glass-acid-washed or acid-etched glass-but this pattern, originally known as Pioneer, is its most famous. They made a total of 39 different pieces in this pattern.

Westward Ho footed glass compote
Westward Ho footed glass compote

Westward Ho glass compote detail of Indian finial
Westward Ho glass compote detail of Indian finial

Westward Ho glass compote, buffalo detail
Westward Ho glass compote, buffalo detail

Home Is Where The Art Is: Decorative Arts museum exhibition
Horner Collection Homepage - Cockrell Quilt Collection
Taxidermy Collection

Oregon State University Horner Museum Collection
sponsored and supported in part by the
Horner Museum Fund
 

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© 2008 - 2010 Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Philomath, Oregon
The Benton County Historical Society is a nonprofit corporation that operates museum facilities for the preservation of history and culture.  Its mission is to:

  1. Preserve the material and intellectual culture of Benton County, Oregon, by acquiring and caring for significant collections that illustrate and interpret the history of the area and its relationship to the world;
  2. Enrich people's lives through exhibitions and educational programs.