Help the Museum of the Albemarle protect our state treasures by adopting an artifact that requires conservation. Your tax-deductible donation in any amount will help support the museum’s mission of preserving artifacts and other historical materials relating to the history and heritage of northeastern North Carolina.
Museum of the Albemarle staff will locate a conservator with specific expertise in the type of material needing care. That person will do a conservation assessment of the work needed to conserve the object plus the cost of materials, their time, and travel.
At that point, a contract will be written identifying the duration of the project and the monetary requirements. Sometimes these amounts will need to be amended due to further needs uncovered during the conservation process.
- Wedding dress and trousseau worn by Lillian Perry Turnage at her wedding.
Lillian was born at Strawberry Hill Plantation near Edenton. The dress was made by a dressmaker in Baltimore, Md. The trousseau and dress are slated for an upcoming exhibit on weddings in the Albemarle region.
Conservation estimate: dress ($1600); 6-piece trousseau ($2800).
- Saddle used by William Smith in Stuart’s Cavalry during the Civil War.
After the Civil War, the saddle was used many years (until 1935) while herding cattle, Banker ponies, and sheep on the open range of the Outer Banks of Currituck County, at the location now known as the Pine Island Club. William Smith gave this saddle to his half-sister, Mrs. Julian C. Baum. The saddle is slated for an upcoming exhibit on the Civil War.
Conservation estimate: $8,200.
There will be follow-up articles published in “The Gateway,” the quarterly newsletter for the Museum of the Albemarle, tracking the progress of each conservation project. Individuals or groups may elect to adopt an artifact, and any amount will be accepted gratefully. To recognize contributors to Adopt an Artifact, each donor will be listed alphabetically in “The Gateway” without dollar amount. Should a donor prefer not to be recognized in such manner, check the No blank in the form below.
