Samples of one of the largest and most important collections of South Carolina stoneware in the United States will be seen June 5 when the South Carolina State Museum opens a prestigious exhibit

of pottery, Tangible History: South Carolina

Stoneware from the Holcombe Family

Collection.

The exhibit will focus 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 will include significant pottery from the Upstate including the Owensby, Whelchel and Williams pottery manufactories, among others.

Tangible History: South Carolina Stoneware from the Holcombe Family Collection can be seen through December 31, 2010 in the fourth- floor Recent Acquisitions Gallery.