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| | John Flaxman; Made by Josiah Wedgewood and Sons: Vase (09.194.7) | Object Page | Timeline of Art History | The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | In 1775, Josiah Wedgwood perfected Jasperware, a kind of hard, fine-grained, slightly translucent stoneware that could be decorated by applying another color, customarily white, to the ground. |
 | | The ground was often stained the well-known shade of "Wedgwood blue," but it could also be lavender, pale green, mustard yellow, cobalt, or other colors. |
 | | Wedgwood's name became synonymous with Jasperware, and his international reputation was achieved by the popularity of these pieces often based on the shapes of Greek vases. |
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