Recipes from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop

Gingerbread cookies and other goodies from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop bring back delicious memories for generations of Williamsburg visitors. In this cookbook, original recipes from rare 18th-century cookbooks are presented side-by-side with their...

The Peanut Shop Virginia Lightly Salted Peanuts 20 oz

It doesn't get any better than the simple delight of The Peanut Shop's Lightly Salted Virginia Peanuts, fresh from Williamsburg! Flavored only with peanut oil and salt, they're a tasty treat for yourself or the perfect hostess gift for your next dinner...

Christmas Decorations from Colonial Williamsburg

The Holiday decorations that have long been associated with a Williamsburg Christmas are featured in this book. Beautiful Photography, descriptive text, and twenty-seven charming color drawings present ideas and how-tos for creating wreaths, cones,...

The Art of Quilting: A Coloring and Pattern Book

Both coloring and quilting tap into creativity within disciplines defined by lines, borders, and structure. The patterns in this book, all of which are taken from quilts in Colonial Williamsburg's extraordinary collection can be used not only for...

Virginia Doll

This new soft doll is named after the youngest child of Lord and Lady Dunmore, born in Williamsburg on December 3rd, 1774. She was christened Virginia in honor of the colony. The doll's beautiful dark pink dress, light pink petticoat and white lace...

London Blue Topaz Scroll Ring

A solitaire ring with a very feminine band! This silver ring features a small band with a graceful scroll of silver - just the right mix of simple and ornate. The scroll band is accented by a striking London Blue topaz. She'll be delighted with this...

Square Holiday Apple Bar Soap

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

Silver and Amethyst Scroll Ring

A gift worthy of a queen! Small, graceful scroll of silver with just the right mix of simple and ornate are accented by a striking amethyst. The birthstone for February and the gemstone for the 6th wedding anniversary, this amethyst is sure to delight,...

Scroll Ring Silver

This Sterling Silver Scroll Ring is a solitaire ring with a very feminine band! Small, graceful ribbons of silver with just the right mix of simple and ornate. Artisans of the 18th century often combined classical and natural elements, rendering the...

Flowers and Herbs of Early America

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

Shut the Box Four Player Game

Modeled after dice games played by Norman fishermen in the 12th century, Shut the Box is a fast-paced game that is all about matching dice rolls and finishing the game with the least points possible. Made from solid wood with a felt lined playing...

Shut the Box Game

Add some old-world charm - and fun - to your next gathering. A traditional game of counting, addition, and probability, Shut-the-Box dates as far back as the 12th century when this game was enjoyed by Norman fishermen after a long day at sea. Roll the...

Magnolia Pump Top Lotion

A lovely accessory for your vanity our magnolia lotion is sure to make guests feel welcome. With a light scent, it also makes a great gift. The lotion with shea butter soothes and softens the skin. Features Light Magnolia scent16 oz. eachPump...

Magnolia Liquid Hand Soap

Our Magnolia Liquid Hand Soap has a light scent of magnolia blooms and is sure to make guests feel welcome. A lovely accent for your vanity or as a special gift for a friend. Features Light Magnolia scent 16 oz. Pump top WILLIAMSBURG...

Hydrangea Liquid Hand Soap

Lovely accessory for your vanity, our Hydrangea Liquid Hand Soap is sure to make guests feel welcome. With a light scent, the soap also makes a great gift.  Features Light hydrangea scent 16 oz.  Pump top Made in USA WILLIAMSBURG...

Lavender Liquid Hand Soap

A lovely accessory for your vanity our Lavender Liquid Soap is sure to make guests feel welcome. With a light scent, it also makes a great gift.  Features Light lavender scent 16 oz. each Pump top WILLIAMSBURG exclusive! Made in...

Pewter Mini Coffee & Tea Set

Coffee and tea - a favorite 18th-century pastime that's now a timeless American tradition. Crafted of fine, no-lead, non-tarnishing pewter, this mini coffee and tea set makes a lovely gift. This mini coffee & tea set includes coffee pot, tea pot,...

Holiday Fare Cookbook

Hot Cranberry Wassail! Cheese and Chive Crisps! Buttery Rum Pumpkin Pie! Sixty easy-to-follow recipes from Executive Chef John Gonzales Holiday-Fare Cookbook update the favorite delicious tastes of Colonial Williamsburg's recipes. Features •60+...

Spirit of '76 Drum

This beautiful Spirit of '76 children's drum masterfully re-creates the drum style of the American Revolution. The high-quality wooden drum replica features bright, vibrant patriotic colors and crisp drum sound. Unlike most toy drums on the market, this...

Melody Harp

This finely crafted wood zither, or melody harp, is one of the easiest instruments a child can play. Simply slide one of 12 song sheets under the strings and follow the "dots" with the pick. A great way to start a child onto a lifetime of music. 14 1/2"...

Green Dots Openwork Soap Dish

This dainty openwork porcelain dish with a subtle green dot design is perfect for your powder room soap or use it on your dresser top to hold jewelry. The colonists often imported ceramics from England. Openwork or cutwork pieces were a popular trend of...

"Many Are The Stars" Verse Dish

This porcelain verse dish offers a sweet sentiment for your loved one. It reads, "Many are the stars I see yet in my sight No star like thee". Perfect for a dresser top as a ring tray or foyer table to hold your keys, or to remind faraway friends of...

Men's Cocked Black Hat

On any given day in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area, you'll see three-cornered hats on visitors as well as interpreters. In the 18th-century, the hats were often "cocked" so a gentleman could show his wig. Some accounts note that the sides became...

"Tho Absent Not Forgotten" Verse Dish

Delicate blue swirls surround the verse "tho absent, not forgotten." A perfect sentiment to give as a gift. The perfect size for a dresser top or table.  Features Fine Porcelain Blue Underglaze 5.75"L WILLIAMSBURG by Mottahedeh & Co...

Orange Clove Ornament Kit

Decorate your home for the holidays with the timeless, classic beauty of fruits and natural decorations. This ornament kit is all-inclusive and contains everything you need to turn your fresh fruits into beautiful, aromatic orange-clove pomanders. Scent...

Magnolia Soap Bar

Enriched with luxurious shea butter and magnolia, our Magnolia Soap Bar is crafted from an Old World recipe, blending virgin olive oil with traditional ingredients to create triple-milled vegetable soaps reminiscent of fine soaps of the 18th century...

Orange Soap Bar

Enriched with luxurious shea butter and orange essential oil, our Orange Soap Bar is crafted from an Old World recipe, blending virgin olive oil with traditional ingredients to create triple-milled vegetable soaps reminiscent of fine soaps of the 18th...

Rosewater Soap Bar

Enriched with luxurious shea butter and rose essential oil, our Rosewater Soap Bar is crafted from an Old World recipe, blending virgin olive oil with traditional ingredients to create triple-milled vegetable soaps reminiscent of fine soaps of the 18th...

Colonial Williamsburg Gift Card

The shipping deadline for receiving physical gift cards in time for Christmas is December 10. Did you know Colonial Williamsburg sells electronic gift cards? Purchase e-gift cards on our main website here. After purchasing, your e-gift card will be...

Tavern Signs Kitchen Towel

Bearing the signage of each of Colonial Williamsburg's four historic taverns, this tavern signs kitchen towel makes a great memento of the good times and good eats to be had in the Historic Area.  Features 18"L x 25"W 100% cotton WILLIAMSBURG...

The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook

It's six o'clock, stomachs are rumbling and suddenly you have a yearning for the Crab and Shrimp Stuffed Flounder you enjoyed at Christiana Campbell's Tavern. No problem. Pull out The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook, roll up your sleeves, and in an...

Purple and Green Hotch Potch Velour Doll

This mini plush doll is based on the famous 1782 print "The Comical Hotch-Potch of the Alphabet turn'd Posture-Master," a learning tool for children. It shows jovial "Hotchpotch" characters contorting themselves (quite instructively, we might add) into...

Medium Stoneware Mug, 16 oz

Enjoy your favorite hot or cold beverages with 18th-century style! An indispensable part of tavern life, stoneware mugs with cobalt blue designs were the usual vessels for beer and ale in the 18th-century. This design was inspired by a salt-glazed...

Blue Teapot Kitchen Towels

Tea for two? Or two dozen? Any collector of teapots knows you can't have enough of this favorite symbol of domestic contentment. How ironic that in 1776 the teapot was the emblem of America's protest against Great Britain, when Parliament imposed a tea...

Shell Bowl Tea Caddy Spoon

Cast from fine non-tarnishing, no-lead pewter, this shell-shaped tea caddy spoon is a reproduction of a spoon from the Colonial Williamsburg collections.  Features 18th-century reproduction tea caddy spoon Non-tarnishing pewter 2 3/4" x 1...

Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way

In 18th-century gardens, the broccoli was purple and cucumbers grew to 3 feet long. Lime water controlled aphids, and a simple tile trapped slugs in the lettuce beds. And melon seeds were improved by walking about with them in your pockets.  In...