Lexington County Museum's Artifact of the Week: May 12-18

The artifact of the week is a stoneware jug made ca. 1850. It is possibly a jar made by Abner Landrum (1785-1859) in Columbia.

Landrum was a native of Edgefield District but moved to Richland District in 1831 because his pro-Union views clashed with many of his neighbors' pro-nullification stances. He began making pottery in Richland (near the corner of Covenant and Bethel Church Rd in Forest Acres today) by 1850.

This jug, used to store molasses or other liquids, came down through the Kaminer family, who lived just east of Lexington.

See this artifact and more at the Lexington County Museum, located at 231 Fox Street in downtown Lexington. Visit www.lex-co.sc.gov/museum for more information. 

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