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P.O. Box 35
Philomath, OR 97370
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Featured artifact: Blue Wedgwood Pitcher

Potter and inventor Josiah Wedgwood introduced several new types of earthenware, including, in 1775, jasperware, a fine-grained porcelain-like unglazed stoneware. Although he offered jasperware in several different colors, Wedgwood's blue jasperware decorated with white bas-reliefs of classical figures applied to the surface was the most popular and is still produced today.

"Josiah Wedgwood himself felt it was one of his greatest achievements."
(SOURCE: http://www.wedgwood.com/GB/Gifts/_Gift_Collection/Jasperware/Jasper_White_on_Pale_Blue/51452902113/White+on+Pale+Blue+Jasper+Bountiful+Vase)

Blue Pitcher<br>Wedgwood<br>England<br>1891-1900
Blue Pitcher
Wedgwood
England
1891-1900

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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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.