Tangible History: South Carolina Stoneware from the Holcombe Family Collection
Pottery from one of the largest and most important private collections of South Carolina stoneware in the United States is featured in the prestigious,
Tangible History: South Carolina Stoneware from the Holcombe Family Collection.
“The name Dr. Fred Holcombe has been recognizable to South Carolina pottery and decorative arts collectors for decades,” said Curator of Art Paul Matheny. “The family started collecting in the 1960s, but had limited showing its collection until the Difference in Dirt exhibit a few years ago, when we exhibited specific examples of the Holcombe pottery to fill gaps in the exhibit."
The exhibit focuses on highlights from the Holcombe family stoneware collection, ranging from exquisite pottery from the old Edgefield district by makers such as Thomas Chandler to the Collin Rhodes factory and the highly-recognized slave potter Dave. It also includes significant pottery from the Upstate, including the Owensby, Whelchel and Williams pottery shops, among others. Stoneware is fire-hardened clay, so called because it becomes almost as hard as stone after being heated to about 2,000 degrees. It is highly collectible, especially Edgefield pottery, well known for its unique glaze.
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The exhibit includes approximately 50 examples from the Holcombes’ collection, plus several pieces from the Museum’s collection.
Tangible History: South Carolina Stoneware from the Holcombe Family Collection can be seen in the fourth-floor Recent Acquisitions Gallery.
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Pottery Demonstrations
Thursdays from 11am to 3pm
Visit the Tangible History exhibit and see Paul Moore at the potter's wheel doing what he loves best--creating art from clay and sharing that experience with others. |