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Philomath, OR 97370
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Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00am - 4:30pm
Home Is Where The Art Is  

Benton County Historical Society presents Home Is Where The Art Is, an exhibition of decorative art from the Museum's vast collection. The exhibition will be open June 19 through August 22, 2009.

In the decorative arts, artists enrich our environment by embellishing everyday household objects. Decorative arts including silver, glass, ceramics, textiles and furniture are the emphasis of the exhibition. Many of the historic objects on display came to BCHS from the Horner Museum in Corvallis and have not been seen publicly for decades.

 Home Is Where The Art Is promotional postcard decorative arts museum exhibition
Highlights of the exhibition will include artifacts from Champoeg and Corvallis communities dating to the 1840s, Victorian era home furnishings, and textiles, glass, china, and wood carvings from around the world. A few examples from the exhibition are shown below.
Ceramics
Art Deco style salt and pepper shakers Blue Pitcher<br>Wedgwood<br>England<br>1891-1900 O.H. Copson ceramic plate Florence pattern Copeland Spode china Dale Donovan porcelain vase Satsuma porcelain Etruscan Majolica, mfg. 1880-1940. Festgesang on porcelain by Kantler Guy Fawkes porcelain figurine by Royal Doulton Ludwig Wessel Co. vase<br>Mfg. 1875-1910 Pink lusterware cup and saucer Pine Creek Plaque<br>Decorated by E. T. Hurley Small Rookwood Vase<br>1921
Art Deco salt and pepper shakers | Blue Wedgwood Pitcher | Ceramic plate | Copeland Spode china | Dale Donovan vase | Dragon motif Satsuma porcelain | Etruscan Majolica shell pattern | Festgesang hand painted porcelain | Guy Fawkes | Ludwig Wessel vase | Pink lusterware | Rookwood tile | Small Rookwood Vase |
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Fiber
Belouchistan rug Chichi rug, purchased 1922 Saruk Carpet Sumakh Rug Wisconsin WPA textile art<br>1933
Belouchistan rug | Chichi rug | Saruk Carpet | Sumakh Rug | Wisconsin WPA handicraft |
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Furnishings
Hand-painted cabinet Classique table lamp Hand-tooled leather backed and seated chair. Circa 1880 Oregon pioneer-era clock
Cabinet | Classique Reverse Painted Lamp | Leather backed chair | Needlepoint chair | Seth Thomas clock |
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Glass
Daisy and Button clear glass dish Hand-thrown Vase Milkglass hen-on-nest covered dish Glass and silver ornamental pickle jar Westward Ho glass pickle dish Westward Ho footed glass compote
Daisy and Button glass | Hand-blown amber glass vase | Milkglass dish | Oregon pioneer artifact | Pickle dish | Westward Ho compote |
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Silver
Silver tableware Silver bonbon dish<br>circa 1940s Silver bonbon dish<br>circa 1940s Martha Avery's silver serving spoon, ca. 1868. 1847 Rogers Brothers silver spoon
Bonbon dish | Bonbon dish | Silver serving spoon | Silver spoon |
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Other Metals
Brass Vase<br>Damascus, Syria<br>1922
Syrian brass vase |
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Wood
Oerding & Sons Myrtlewood Japanese carved plant stand Sequoia bowl<br>Richard Powell<br>2007
Myrtlewood covered bowl | Plant stand | Sequoia bowl |
   
 

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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.