Thanks to those of you who made last week’s post on Christmas decorations at Colonial Williamsburg so popular, I’m posting some more pictures here.

The horn shape is a sign of prosperity:

Real ribbon, an 18th-century luxury item, is used to hang these simple wreaths at the milliner’s shop:

This wreath is a horse’s collar:

The wreaths at the Raleigh Tavern feature pipes:

This shop displays several of its wares:

The white rosettes at the post office are formed out of a Virginia Gazette:

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