In the late 18th century, Josiah Wedgwood launched an unglazed stoneware imitating the shapes of ancient Greek urns, which he decorated with relief moldings of motifs from Greek mythology.
十八世紀末葉，威氏作坊推出仿古希臘陶瓶式樣的無釉硬陶，並在其上裝飾玉石般的希臘神話浮雕紋飾，就稱作「賈斯帕」。