Product Description
Decorate the tree with a shimmering fabric rendition of the Governor's Palace, one of the Historic Area's most famous buildings. This fabric ornament is handmade using Zaridosi embroidery, a term that translates to "sewing with gold." A traditional South Asian embroidery technique once reserved for royalty, this technique today adorns luxurious fabric accents like this Governor's Palace ornament. The gold thread will sparkle on your tree the way the silks of colonial gentlewomen used to sparkle by the glow of candlelight in the Palace Ballroom. This fabric ornament is handmade by artisans in Thailand and India for the St. Nicolas ornament company, which supports women by helping them work from home. Imported.
Features
- Gold, Historic Area ornament featuring the Governor's Palace
- Fabric ornament
- 3 1/2"W x 4 1/2"H
- Designed in London by St. Nicolas, a British Association of Fair Trade Suppliers member
- Hand-made in India and Thailand by women artisans
- A Colonial Williamsburg retail shops exclusive!
Inspiration
At the time of its completion in 1722, the Governor's Palace was considered the finest such building in British America. It was built to display the colony's wealth, power, and permanence. The Governor's Palace was home to five lieutenant governors, two royal governors, Virginia's first two elected governors, and hundreds of servants and enslaved people.
