6 Results for tag "Apparel"

• Performance: From Freedom to Slavery

  After making a free life for herself as an adopted Shawnee Indian, Methotaskee is brought back into slavery.

• Public Auction

  Take part in an exciting auction! Bid on selected items from Colonial Williamsburg stores as well as exclusive items not available elsewhere.

• Special Event: Dye Day at the Weaver

  Join us as we recreate natural dyes and dye recipes of the 18th century to achieve a spectrum of dazzling colors.

• Special Event: Indigenous Gown in a Day

  The Mantua-makers are making a gown in a day! See what prominent northern Indigenous nations would have considered the height of fashion made with European trade goods.

• Special Event: Millinery for the Holiday Bride

  Discover the world of 18th-century bridal wear as our mantua-makers and milliners make a gown and other fineries worn for that happiest "day of days" and beyond.

• Completing the Ensemble

  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s collections include garments for men, women, and children dating mainly from ca. 1725 to 1840. Costumes in the Art Museums are typically displayed with appropriate undergarments, wigs, and accessories to provide guests as much historical context as possible. When an ensemble cannot be completed with original …