ensive ▁collection ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁pot tery ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Its ▁collection ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁pot tery ▁compr ises ▁some ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁objects , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁Del hom ▁collection , ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁M int ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁contains ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pieces ▁of ▁historic ▁pot tery ▁and ▁por cel ain , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁pieces ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Al most ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁items ▁of ▁men ' s , ▁women ' s , ▁and ▁children ' s ▁f ash ions ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁to ▁present - day ▁ha ute ▁cout ure ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁Historic ▁Cost ume ▁and ▁F ashion able ▁D ress , ▁which ▁approaches ▁fashion ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁form . ▁ ▁M int ▁Museum ▁of ▁C raft ▁+ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁M int ▁Museum ▁of ▁C raft ▁+ ▁Design ▁hon ors ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁region ' s ▁rich ▁craft ▁her itage ▁by ▁collect ing ▁art istic ▁craft ▁in ▁glass , ▁metal , ▁fi ber , ▁wood , ▁mixed - media , ▁and ▁cl ay , ▁including ▁j ew el ry ▁and ▁furn iture . ▁ ▁With ▁over ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁works , ▁its ▁permanent ▁collections ▁" present ▁the