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Welcome to an almost daily peek at our beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia which includes the "Historic Triangle" consisting of Colonial Williamsburg -the world’s largest living history museum- Yorktown and Jamestown.

October 8, 2012

Cresset, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

cresset

As the days get shorter and cooler, colonials wanting to have outdoor events but lacking electricity had to have light.  This cresset - an iron frame with metal basket - allowed for fires to be lit and contained off the ground to light the way. This sample is made and sold by Colonial Williamsburg.

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