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Jasper Vases, by Wedgwood 
JJAVING laid the foundations of a successful 
business in his admirable domestic pottery— 
the best the world had ever seen up to that time 
—he (Wedgwood) turned his attention to artistic 
pottery, and the European renaissance of classic 
:i: * * being at its height it was natural 
that Wedgwood should turn to such a source of 
inspiration. * * * Wedgwood was particularly 
successful in this direction, for his ‘dry’ bodies 
* * " such as the famous Jasper bodies, which 
he invented after years of laborious effort—lent 
themselves particularly well to the reproduction 
of designs based on the later phases of Greek 
art."’—(Encyclopaedia Britannica) 
While many useful articles, such as tea sets for 
example, are made of Jasper, it is primarily a 
decorative ware and as such has enjoyed a 
remarkable popularity ever since it was invented, 
more than a century and a half ago. It is not 
essentially an expensive ware; indeed, much of it 
is moderately priced. For gifts, nothing can be 
more acceptable. 
Jasper has ever been the most widely copied 
and imitated of all Wedgwood ware—so much so, 
in fact, that “Wedgwood” has almost become a 
generic term applied to all the familiar blue ware 
with the raised white figures. The purchaser 
therefore who desires genuine Wedgwood should 
look carefully for the mark on the bottom of 
each piece. 
Our illustrated booklet “C” will be sent upon recpiest 
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