Portable Lighting Colonial Style, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
This costumed employee of Colonial Williamsburg carries a cresset down the street, complete with wood for burning The cresset - a woven metal basket on a pole - provides a raised light source much like a street light; only this one is more portable.
How interesting. I'd not seen anything like that before. Cathy
ReplyDeleteAmazing ! Thank you for sharing such interesting part of history.
ReplyDeleteMade me wonder, where we have come to.
Please have you all a good new week ahead.
You always manage to add such interesting information to you historical photos!
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