Seasonal Decorations

Fresh Powder Blue Toile Soap Bar

Our Fresh Powder Blue Toile Soap Bar is made exclusively for Colonial Williamsburg and will leave your hands feeling soft and smelling sweet. Soap made from olive oil was considered the mildest and finest soap during the colonial period. Our exclusive...

Sculpted Bunny Garden Soap

This adorable sculpted soap bunny is a luxurious vegetable soap enriched with shea butter, creamy cocoa butter, and honey and has a lovely botanical scent. Comes in a colorful floral box ready for gifting. 3 oz. Makes a fun alternative to candy in...

Delft Garden II Indoor/Outdoor Pillow

The WILLIAMSBURG Delft Garden II Indoor/Outdoor Pillow is printed with patterns of blue on a white background, similar to the many examples of Delft pottery in our collections. This accent pillow is durable enough for outdoor use, and comfortable enough...

Delft Garden I Indoor/Outdoor Pillow

The WILLIAMSBURG Delft Garden I Indoor/Outdoor Pillow is printed with ornate patterns of blue on a white background, similar to the many examples of Delft pottery in our collections. This accent pillow is durable enough for outdoor use, and comfortable...

Vaillancourt Black and White Bunny Backward Facing on Delft Egg

This charming Black and White Bunny Backward Facing on Delft Egg chalkware rabbit from Vaillancourt is the perfect home accent for spring and make an adorable addition to your Vaillancourt collection. The bunny is captured in movement and appears...

Vaillancourt Black and White Bunny on Delft Egg

These charming Black and White Bunny on Delft Egg chalkware rabbits from Vaillancourt are the perfect home accents for spring and make an adorable addition to your Vaillancourt collection. The bunnies recline peacefully atop a delicate blue patterned...

Wine Spices Wassail Kit

Simmer down with a rich mulled wine wassail with spice blends from Middle English times. This Wine Wassail Spice Kit contains spice bags with drawstrings and spices of orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.  Features Old English recipe...

Blue Pineapple Note Cards

What better way to say "thank you" than with the traditional symbol of hospitality? Each note card features an illustration of a ripe, plump pineapple in blue and white surrounded by swirling vines. The inside is blank so you can craft your own unique...

Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Tea Blend Envelope

Unwrap the holiday spirit with an aromatic blend of citrus and cinnamon with this Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Tea Blend. Perfect for the season, this festive black tea blend is popular for its spicy, naturally sweet flavor. This cinnamon orange spice...

Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia

Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia by Carson Hudson is a fascinating book about eighteenth-century witchcraft beliefs and trials in Virginia based on actual facts in historical records and not Hollywood myths and modern legends. While the witchcraft mania...

Governor's Palace Mini Building Blocks

Recreate one of Colonial Williamsburg's most famous structures with these fun Governor's Palace Mini Building Blocks. Featuring all the pieces you need to build the regal estate, this package also allows you to add any personal touches you...

The School of Manners

"At Church, at Home, at Table, in Company, in Discourse, at School, abroad, and amoung Boys. With some other short and mixt Precepts. By the Author of the English Exercises." This replica of the fourth edition, as printed in London in 1701, gives all the...

Pieces of Eight

Ahoy, matey! Your little pirates will want a few of these reproduction coins to run through their fingers when dressing up as a pirate. Makes a fun educational tool for the classroom too. Features Reproduction Pieces of Eight Includes: 8 Bits, 4...

Duel in the Wilderness

Major George Washington stared grimly at the French commander facing him. The young Virginian had traveled hundreds of miles into the frontier to deliver a message from the King of England. After a dangerous journey, Washington had arrived at his...

Castile Soap Bar

Here it is, the charmingly simple, wonderfully scented Castile Soap Bar that has charmed Colonial Williamsburg guests for decades. This "no frills" soap has a wonderful fresh scent and is made with vegan ingredients. Many of our guests love this soap for...

Tin Whistle

The tin whistle is a simple, traditional musical instrument; ideal for popular and folk music but it is also suitable for a much wider musical repertoire. It is just as good for solo playing as in ensemble with other musical instruments; and can be...

Bohea Colonial Loose Tea Canister

These fine teas, specially blended for Colonial Williamsburg, include varieties that delighted colonial tea enthusiasts. In 1768, colonists consumed more than a million pounds of tea. Their willingness to boycott tea in the 1770s is a testament to their...

Aesop's Fable Playing Cards

Our reproduction 18th Century Playing Cards feature Aesop's Fables on the backs. These made in USA playing cards are printed on uncoated heavy stock with an embossed tax stamp surrounding the package to replicate how they were originally sold. A...

Lavender and Sunflower Garden Sack Soap

Inspired by the gardens of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area, this lavender and sunflower soap leaves skin feeling soft and supple. The triple-milled, luxurious vegetable soap is enriched with botanical butters, oils and extracts in a fresh lavender...

Fresh Milk and Jasmine Garden Sack Soap

Inspired by Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area, this Fresh Milk and Jasmine Garden Sack Soap leaves skin feeling soft and supple. The triple-milled, luxurious vegetable soap is enriched with botanical butters, oils and extracts in a fresh garden scent...

Chamomile and Honey Garden Sack Bar Soap

Inspired by the 18th century gardens in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area, our Chamomile and Honey Garden Sack Soap leaves skin feeling soft and supple. The triple-milled, luxurious vegetable soap is enriched with botanical butters, oils and extracts...

Lavender Soap Bar

Here it is, the simple, wonderfully scented Lavender Soap that has charmed Colonial Williamsburg guests for decades. This vegan soap bar boasts the hand-cut look of soap bars from the 18th century and has a lovely soft color and a natural lavender scent...

Bayberry Soap Bar

Here it is, the charmingly simple, wonderfully scented Bayberry Soap that has charmed Colonial Williamsburg guests for decades. This colonial soap bar boasts the hand-cut look of soap bars from the 18th century and has a nature-inspired color and...

Holiday Apple Soap Bar

Our Holiday Apple Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The...

Winterberry Soap Bar

Our Winterberry Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The...

Spiced Orange Soap Bar

Our Spiced Orange Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The...

Winter Pine Soap Bar

Our Winter Pine Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The...

Festive Pineapple Soap Bar

Our Festive Pineapple Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area...

Plum Pudding Soap Bar

Our Plum Pudding Soap Bar is that elegant but practical gift you've been searching for! Stock up for hostesses, teachers, and more. This fine, all-natural soap is inspired by the holiday sights and scents of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The...

Indienne Rug Coaster Set

Spread a little tradition wherever you want to relax, enjoy a drink ... and protect your table. With a detailed medallion and floral motif, these coaster rugs will add a touch of rich elegance to any room or party. This pattern was inspired by rugs in...

Pineapple Chamberstick

Once upon a time, chambersticks guided guests to their sleeping quarters (18th-century flashlights, if you will). Now they usually serve a more decorative purpose, like this Pineapple Chamberstick, a wonderful addition to your guest room or holiday decor...

Lady Dunmore Fabric Ornament

This handmade fabric ornament of Lady Dunmore will add whimsy and history to the holiday season. Features White and gold  Handmade 6"H WILLIAMSBURG exclusive! Product Care Spot clean. Inspiration Lady Dunmore appears to have thoroughly...

Maroon Randolph Carriage Fabric Ornament

Decorate the tree with an elegant fabric rendition of an 18th-century carriage, one of the Historic Area's most charming attributes. Visitors can enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides through the quaint streets of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area in...

Lemon Soap Bar

Here it is, the simple, wonderfully scented Lemon Soap that has charmed Colonial Williamsburg guests for decades. This vegan soap bar boasts the hand-cut look of soap bars from the 18th century, featuring a nature-inspired color and a fresh lemon scent...

The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg

Illustrated in the style of the period, each softbound booklet in this series describes a trade of eighteenth-century Williamsburg and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it. Features An Account of the Life, Times, & Craft of a...

Ghosts Amongst Us

Ghosts Amongst Us is a Colonial Williamsburg Publication based in part on Colonial Williamsburg's popular evening programs "Cry Witch" and "Ghosts Amongst Us" in the Historic Area. This ghost story book includes stories that have never been performed,...

Columbine Native Flower Seeds

This beautiful woodland wildflower has showy, drooping, bell-like flowers equipped with distinctly backward-pointing tubes. These tubes, or spurs, contain nectar that attracts long-tongued insects and hummingbirds especially adapted for reaching the...

Black-Eyed Susan Flower Seeds

Indigenous to many parts of the United States, black eyed susans were introduced into Europe soon after Columbus visited America. The plant was named by Linnaeus in 1753 who gave them the Latin name Rudbeckia hirta after his mentor Olaf Rudbeck and hirta...

Four O'Clock Flower Seeds

Create a Williamsburg-inspired garden with this packet of heirloom Four O'Clock Flower Seeds. Four O'clock flowers are well known for their bright, trumpet-shaped flowers and strong, pleasant fragrance. Found in tropical areas of North and South...

Purple Echinacea Coneflower Flower Seeds

Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower or Sampson root, is a true American native and one of the hardiest perennials available. The plant was used medicinally by the Native Americans of the Great Plains more than any other herb. It was the Native...

Butterfly Weed Flower Seeds

Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, is an extremely hardy and long lived perennial that is native to North America, east of the Mississippi. The family name, Asclepias, comes from the Greco-Roman god, Asclepius, a son of Apollo, who was beloved for...

Nasturtium Flower Seeds

Nasturtiums, also known as Indian cress or flame flower, are annuals, native to Columbia, Bolivia, and Peru where they grow as perennials. They were discovered by the Spanish conquistadors and brought to Spain in the 16th century. The first nasturtiums...

Spotted Bird Waterpipe Whistle

Also known as a "water pipe" or "water warble," these bird whistles are a classic novelty. Bird whistles were popular with 18th-century children and adults. To use, simply fill the whistle with water and then blow gently through it.For best results,...

Common Sunflower Flower Seeds

Sunflowers should be our national flower, but alas, that honor goes to the rose. The sunflower is native to the Southeastern United States, but eons ago it made its way to South America where it became an important staple crop of the Incans who grew the...

Tomato Costuluto Genoves Vegetable Seeds

One of the most interesting heirloom tomatoes, Costuluto Genoves is a rich red with deep ribbing. Of all the vegetables grown in America, none is more universally loved than the tomato, and yet, for many decades, this delightful fruit was shunned by...

Flowers and Herbs of Early America

Rediscover American botanical heritage with this chronicle of the history and cultivation of 56 species of flowers and herbs grown in early America. Researched and written by master gardener Lawrence Griffith, curator of plants for The Colonial...

Magnolia, Pinecone, & Fruit Wreath

A wreath is the first glimpse a guest gets of the style of your home. Make a great first impression with this Magnolia, Pinecone, & Fruit Wreath holiday wreath. Our exclusive Colonial Williamsburg wreath is made of pinecones and faux magnolia leaves,...

American Spirit Kitchen Towel Set

As welcoming to hands as to guests, this 100% flat-weave American Spirit kitchen towel set is a must-have for any kitchen. Produced exclusively for Colonial Williamsburg, these towels make a wonderful gift or hostess item. Features 2-piece towel...