by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Textiles, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Waistcoat Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1760–80 Location Chester County, Pennsylvania Materials Silk (front and back), Worsted Wool (lining), Linen (pockets and center back lining), Silver (buttons) Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Gift of...
by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Delaware Historical Society, Textiles, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Quilt Maker Amelia Lauck (1760–1842) Date of Creation c. 1822 Location Winchester, Virginia Materials Plain and printed cottons Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Museum Purchase Accession Number 2006.609.1,A Photo Credit Colonial...
by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Watermelon Trade Sign Maker Miles Burkholder Carpenter (1889–1985) Date of Creation 1960 Location Waverly, Virginia Materials Oil paints on elm wood with a natural grapevine stem, the object set upon a painted iron and wood hand cart and accompanied by an empty,...
by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Metalwork, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Weathervane Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1900–10 Location New York, New York Materials Copper and zinc alloy Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Accession Number 1932.800.4 Photo Credit Colonial Williamsburg...
by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Maps, Prints, and Painting, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Map Maker Cartographer Sebastian Bauman (1739–1803), Engraver Robert Scot Date of Creation 1782 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Materials Line engraving with hand coloring on laid paper Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Gift of Mr. and...
