interior

Detail of antique bottles and jars displayed on shelves inside the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop.

Detail of antique bottles and jars displayed on shelves inside the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop.

Governor's Evening Musick program of chamber music at the Governor's Palace. Detail of the hands of a musician and a lit candle in a candlestick on her music stand.

Historic Trades shoemakers at work inside the Shoemaker's Shop.

A character interpreter portrays a young George Washington peering out a window in the parlor of the George Wythe House, an original building. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Detail of bookbinder's wheels on display at the Bookbinder's Shop.

Production still from the electronic field trip, "A Publick Education". A cabinetmaker teaches his young apprentice the art of cabinetmaking. For more information about this field trip please see: https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm

An Historic Trades shoemaker works in the Shoemaker's Shop in the winter season.

An Historic Trades tinsmith works in the Tin Shop on a late fall afternoon.

A tailor uses scissors to cut fabric along suit pattern lines on a table in the Tailor's Shop.

A tailor uses his scissors to cut fabric on a table in the Tailor's Shop.

An historic trades tailor discusses fabric choices with a customer.

Still life of a drawer filled with trim material in the Tailor's Shop:

Still life of a drawer filled with tools and supplies in the Tailor's Shop.

A still life of fabric and trim available in the Tailor's Shop.

Character interpreters portray Thomas Jefferson and Jupiter in the program "Jefferson and Jupiter: Across the Board," in the Raleigh Tavern. Program description: Over a game of chess Thomas Jefferson and his manservant, Jupiter, challenge and amuse each other. In this depiction of a private moment in the life of a very public figure, chess becomes a metaphor for the power dynamics present in the master/slave relationship.

Character interpreters portray Thomas Jefferson and Jupiter in the program "Jefferson and Jupiter: Across the Board," in the Raleigh Tavern. Program description: Over a game of chess Thomas Jefferson and his manservant, Jupiter, challenge and amuse each other. In this depiction of a private moment in the life of a very public figure, chess becomes a metaphor for the power dynamics present in the master/slave relationship.

An interpreter walks up the steps to the second floor of the Governor's Palace on a late winter afternoon.

Men's and women's wigs smartly styled by Colonial Williamsburg wigmakers stand on a table in the Wigmaker's Shop.

Close-up of the hands of a weaver using his spinning wheel to spin thread in the Weaver's Shop.

Hot chocolate is poured into a cup on a table in R.Charlton's Coffeehouse.

In the Peyton Randolph Kitchen, a Foodways Journeywoman cuts a lemon on a work table filled with a cooked ham and a variety of side dishes.

An interpreter performs in the program “His Chosen Master” in the Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern.

Two interpreters prepare root vegetables for soup and serve up pieces of a fresh baked pumpkin pie in the Great Hopes Plantation Kitchen.

Close-up of a colonial musician playing the viola da gamba in the Governor’s Palace ballroom.