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Accession No.: 1982-156. Metals (category). Nutcracker. For more information about this image go to: http://emuseum.history.org/

Accession No.: 1993-330, A-B. Costumes, women (category). Woman's gown and petticoat, painted Chinese silk. For more information about this object go to: http://emuseum.history.org/

Accession No.: 2018-192. Paintings (category). Portrait of Abby Greene (Mrs. Duty Greene). For more information about this object go to: http://emuseum.history.org/

A group of interpreters recreate 18th century tavern life drinking and making toasts in the bar at the Raleigh Tavern.

Leicester Longwool sheep line up for dinner as an interpreter pours food in their trough in the pasture behind the Taliaferro-Cole House. The steeple of Bruton Parish Church can be seen in the background.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made signifcant contributions to the American story. [Please note: the couch is modern, not 18th century]

Pineapples and oranges sit in grapevine wreaths on the steps of the Benjamin Waller House as decorations during the Christmas season in the Historic Area.

Portrait of the "Sea Witch" who visited the Historic Area at Halloween during the annual "Haunting of DoG Street".

Portrait of the "Sea Witch" who visited the Historic Area at Halloween during the annual "Haunting of DoG Street".

Detail of sails and masts of the 17th Century replica ship The Godspeed under sail on the James River.

The replica of the 17th century Godspeed sails into New York Harbor during celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in 2007.

An interpreter portrays a postman putting letters into his mail bag.

A team of horses pulls a wagon past the the Magazine. The Magazine is one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

The interpreter who portrays barber John Hope at Hope's Barber Shop. Hope is the only historical figure portrayed in the Historic Area who was born in Africa, and therefore survived the Middle Passage. He was an enslaved tradesman who eventually earned freedom for himself and family members.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Edith Combo, a free black woman who lived in Williamsburg in the late 1770s. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made signifcant contributions to the American story.

An interpreter enjoys a hearty bowl of root vegetable soup that she helped prepare in the kitchen at Great Hopes Plantation.

An interpreter slices a turnip to make root vegetable soup in the kitchen at Great Hopes Plantation.

Plate L. Argemone. Plate 50 of Miller, Philip. Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary ... London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 1

Rare Books: Plate CCXLVIII. Cnicus. Plate 248 of Phillip Miller, "Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary ..." London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 2.-- Special Collections

Rare Books. Plate CC. Pentapetes. Plate 200 of Phillip Miller, "Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary ..." London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 2 -- Special Collections

Rare Books: Plate CCXXIV. Fig. 1. Rudbeckia ... Fig. 2. Coreopsis ... Plate 224 of Phillip Miller, "Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary ..." London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 2 -- Special Collections

Rare Books: Plate CLXXXIII. Fig. 1. Monarda, capitulis terminalibus ... Fig. 2. Monarda, floribus capitatis sub-didynamis ... Plate 183 of Phillip Miller, "Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary" ... London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 2. -- Special Collections

Plate CCXIV Quamoclit. Plate 214 of Miller, Philip. Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary ... London : Printed for the author ..., 1771. vol. 2

Rare Books: Amaranthus cristatus - Crested Amaranth. Plate 75 of Edwards, John. The British herbal : containing one hundred plates of the most beautiful and scarce flowers and useful medicinal plants ... London : Printed for the author ..., 1770 -- Special Collections. This image appears in the Colonial Williamsburg book, "Flowers and Herbs of Early America".

Rare Books: Delphinum hortense - Garden Larkspur. Plate 61 of Edwards, John. The British herbal : containing one hundred plates of the most beautiful and scarce flowers and useful medicinal plants ... London : Printed for the author ..., 1770 -- Special Collections. This image appeared in the Colonial WIlliamsburg book, "Flowers and Herbs of Early America".