Project 4: The Lexington County Museum

Project #4: Condition Reporting Edgefield Pottery at the Lexington County Museum

November 22, 2008, 12-4:30pm

Lexington County Museum director J.R. Fennell provided a pizza lunch for the group when we arrived at noon. Afterward, he took us on an informative tour of some of the 36 structures that belong to the museum. Although it was cold, the tour was worth it because the museum has some really interesting houses and collections. We also discussed some problems with the storage, protection, and presentation of some of the artifacts, and what special considerations a small museum has with these issues. Afterward, we worked in groups of two to condition report the museum's Edgefield pottery collection, which included a storage jar by the famous Dave. Alexis Thompson taught us how to condition report ceramics, and we learned some terminology to describe the jugs and other objects.