Williamsburg's della Robbia Style
Holiday Decor
Williamsburg's della Robbia Style
Holiday Decor
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Visitors to Williamsburg (as well as locals!) love the traditional 'della Robbia' style holiday decor inspired by Eighteenth-century Robert Furber prints. Only fresh fruits and vegetables and native greens are used in the making of these festive decorations.
While there is no record of colonial Virginians using Christmas decorations per se, eighteenth-century engravings suggest that a range of natural ingredients were used to decorate entrances to homes and buildings as a prelude to the hospitality inside.
Typical materials included apples, lemons, limes, oranges, pineapples, pomegranates, cranberries, bayberries, holly berries, chinaberries, rose hips, sumac berries, magnolia pods, lotus pods, milkweed pods, dried flowers, cotton bolls, rosemary, laurel, okra pods, dried cayenne peppers, mistletoe - as well as red cedar, red oak, boxwood, pine, fir, mountain laurel, magnolia, ivy... These views show you what the actual wreaths look like when hung on colonial doors, fences, gates, and even windows.
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