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Pewter Inkstand
An inkstand was a receptacle for pen, ink, and other writing accessories which would have been needed in the rooms throughout the Capitol where many documents were being created and signed into law. Inkstands were often made of silver, pewter, or ceramic. This is a pewter inkstand which included two inkwells that allowed for both black and red ink to be used on these legal documents. In between the two inkwells was a pewter pounce box. Pounce was a powdered gum that helped fix ink to the paper and was often sprinkled onto the document after it was written to prevent the ink from smudging. There is also a lidded compartment that would allow the user to store writing equipment such as sealing wax, quills, pen knife, and seals.
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Speaker's Chair
Few objects better illustrate the profoundly deferential and hierarchical nature of colonial society in the South than ceremonial chairs, forms that literally and figuratively elevated the leaders of governmental, fraternal, and religious organizations above the crowd.
In concept, the chair is a direct descendant of the canopied thrones used by early European monarchs and the covered chairs of British legislative and judicial leaders.
The Speaker's chair was placed on an elevated platform at one end of the Hall of the House of Burgesses, while the representatives sat on built-in wooden benches.
The first reference to a chair for the Speaker of the House of Burgesses dates from 1703 when the Virginia legislature ordered "a large Armed Chair for the Speaker to sit in, and cushion stuft with hair Suitable to it."
Edmund Randolph noted that the chair was formerly adorned with "a frontispiece commemorative of the relation between the mother country and colony," i.e., the royal arms were in or surmounted the pediment. Similar devices were applied to English chairs, and physical evidence on the hood of this one demonstrates that a large device of unknown form had been mounted in that location. Tradition holds that the original coat of arms was removed and destroyed during the Revolution.
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Speaker's Chair
Few objects better illustrate the profoundly deferential and hierarchical nature of colonial society in the South than ceremonial chairs, forms that literally and figuratively elevated the leaders of governmental, fraternal, and religious organizations above the crowd.
In concept, the chair is a direct descendant of the canopied thrones used by early European monarchs and the covered chairs of British legislative and judicial leaders.
The Speaker's chair was placed on an elevated platform at one end of the Hall of the House of Burgesses, while the representatives sat on built-in wooden benches.
The first reference to a chair for the Speaker of the House of Burgesses dates from 1703 when the Virginia legislature ordered "a large Armed Chair for the Speaker to sit in, and cushion stuft with hair Suitable to it."
Edmund Randolph noted that the chair was formerly adorned with "a frontispiece commemorative of the relation between the mother country and colony," i.e., the royal arms were in or surmounted the pediment. Similar devices were applied to English chairs, and physical evidence on the hood of this one demonstrates that a large device of unknown form had been mounted in that location. Tradition holds that the original coat of arms was removed and destroyed during the Revolution.
Pewter Inkstand
An inkstand was a receptacle for pen, ink, and other writing accessories which would have been needed in the rooms throughout the Capitol where many documents were being created and signed into law. Inkstands were often made of silver, pewter, or ceramic. This is a pewter inkstand which included two inkwells that allowed for both black and red ink to be used on these legal documents. In between the two inkwells was a pewter pounce box. Pounce was a powdered gum that helped fix ink to the paper and was often sprinkled onto the document after it was written to prevent the ink from smudging. There is also a lidded compartment that would allow the user to store writing equipment such as sealing wax, quills, pen knife, and seals.
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Warming Machine
Lord Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia, ordered this cast-iron stove from London in 1770 to heat the hall of the House of Burgesses at the Capitol in Williamsburg. The device was decorated with fashionable ornament and symbolic imagery appropriate to its use. A notice in a London newspaper described the stove as "one of the most elegant warming machines...that ever was seen in this or any other kingdom."
The stove was taken to Richmond in 1780 when the seat of the new commonwealth's government moved there. It was used in the Richmond Capitol for some years, and was on display there as a historic artifact by the time of the Civil War. With the reconstruction of the colonial capitol in Williamsburg, the stove was placed on long-term loan to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in 1933.
King William III
(1650-1702)
William was born in 1650 and inherited the title Duke of Orange. He reigned as King of Great Britain from 1689 to 1702. William and his wife Queen Mary were popular, they gave their name to the College of William and Mary established in 1693, and he gave his name to the city of Williamsburg established in 1699. In 1702, aged 52 William died of pneumonia brought on by a riding accident.
Painting by Willem Wissing
c. 1685
This painting shows William in martial style, with armor and baton of office. Wissing had previously studied under Peter Lely whose portraits of William II and Catherine, hang in Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace.
Warming Machine
Lord Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia, ordered this cast-iron stove from London in 1770 to heat the hall of the House of Burgesses at the Capitol in Williamsburg. The device was decorated with fashionable ornament and symbolic imagery appropriate to its use. A notice in a London newspaper described the stove as "one of the most elegant warming machines...that ever was seen in this or any other kingdom."
The stove was taken to Richmond in 1780 when the seat of the new commonwealth's government moved there. It was used in the Richmond Capitol for some years, and was on display there as a historic artifact by the time of the Civil War. With the reconstruction of the colonial capitol in Williamsburg, the stove was placed on long-term loan to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in 1933.
King William III
(1650-1702)
William was born in 1650 and inherited the title Duke of Orange. He reigned as King of Great Britain from 1689 to 1702. William and his wife Queen Mary were popular, they gave their name to the College of William and Mary established in 1693, and he gave his name to the city of Williamsburg established in 1699. In 1702, aged 52 William died of pneumonia brought on by a riding accident.
Painting by Willem Wissing
c. 1685
This painting shows William in martial style, with armor and baton of office. Wissing had previously studied under Peter Lely whose portraits of William II and Catherine, hang in Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace.
Pewter Inkstand
An inkstand was a receptacle for pen, ink, and other writing accessories which would have been needed in the rooms throughout the Capitol where many documents were being created and signed into law. Inkstands were often made of silver, pewter, or ceramic. This is a pewter inkstand which included two inkwells that allowed for both black and red ink to be used on these legal documents. In between the two inkwells was a pewter pounce box. Pounce was a powdered gum that helped fix ink to the paper and was often sprinkled onto the document after it was written to prevent the ink from smudging. There is also a lidded compartment that would allow the user to store writing equipment such as sealing wax, quills, pen knife, and seals.
Queen Anne
(1665-1714)
Anne was born in 1665, and in 1683 she married Prince George of Denmark at the age of 18.
In 1702 Anne came to the throne as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. In 1707 she united the three countries in an “Act of Union” entitling them Great Britain. Anne was troubled with illness throughout her life and died at the age of 49 in 1714.
Painting by Michael Dahl - c. 1702
The picture shows Anne with her left hand on the symbols of authority and power, the orb, scepter, and crown.
Queen Anne
(1665-1714)
Anne was born in 1665, and in 1683 she married Prince George of Denmark at the age of 18.
In 1702 Anne came to the throne as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. In 1707 she united the three countries in an “Act of Union” entitling them Great Britain. Anne was troubled with illness throughout her life and died at the age of 49 in 1714.
Painting by Michael Dahl
c. 1702
The picture shows Anne with her left hand on the symbols of authority and power, the orb, scepter, and crown.
King William III
(1650-1702)
William was born in 1650 and inherited the title Duke of Orange. He reigned as King of Great Britain from 1689 to 1702. William and his wife Queen Mary were popular, they gave their name to the College of William and Mary established in 1693, and he gave his name to the city of Williamsburg established in 1699. In 1702, aged 52 William died of pneumonia brought on by a riding accident.
Painting by Peter Lely - c. 1677
This painting shows William in martial style, with armor and baton of office. Lely had previously painted Charles II and Catherine, portraits which hang in Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace.
King William III
(1650-1702)
William was born in 1650 and inherited the title Duke of Orange. He reigned as King of Great Britain from 1689 to 1702. William and his wife Queen Mary were popular, they gave their name to the College of William and Mary established in 1693, and he gave his name to the city of Williamsburg established in 1699. In 1702, aged 52 William died of pneumonia brought on by a riding accident.
Painting by Peter Lely
c. 1677
This painting shows William in martial style, with armor and baton of office. Lely had previously painted Charles II and Catherine, portraits which hang in Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace.
King William III
(1650-1702)
William was born in 1650 and inherited the title Duke of Orange. He reigned as King of Great Britain from 1689 to 1702. William and his wife Queen Mary were popular, they gave their name to the College of William and Mary established in 1693, and he gave his name to the city of Williamsburg established in 1699. In 1702, aged 52 William died of pneumonia brought on by a riding accident.
Painting by Peter Lely - c. 1677
This painting shows William in martial style, with armor and baton of office. Lely had previously painted Charles II and Catherine, portraits which hang in Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace.
Governor's Chair - ca.
1750
Upholstered mahogany ceremonial armchair probably made in the 1750s for the royal governor of Virginia to use at the Capitol in Williamsburg. Although it can only be documented to the Richmond Capitol in 1788, the chair's form and long association with the Speaker's chair (See House of Burgesses) leave little doubt about its connection with Virginia's colonial government. Exactly where the chair was used in the colonial Capitol is unclear, but the governor's council chamber is a credible location. After 1776 the chair was used as the "Chair of the Speaker of the Senate," the body that succeeded the royal governor's Council after independence was declared in 1775.
Governor's Chair ca. 1750
Upholstered mahogany ceremonial armchair probably made in the 1750s for the royal governor of Virginia to use at the Capitol in Williamsburg. Although it can only be documented to the Richmond Capitol in 1788, the chair's form and long association with the Speaker's chair (See House of Burgesses) leave little doubt about its connection with Virginia's colonial government. Exactly where the chair was used in the colonial Capitol is unclear, but the governor's council chamber is a credible location. After 1776 the chair was used as the "Chair of the Speaker of the Senate," the body that succeeded the royal governor's Council after independence was declared in 1775.
Queen Charlotte
(1744-1818)
Sophia Charlotte was the youngest daughter of the Duke and Princes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a Dutchy of the Holy Roman Empire in modern-day northern Germany. At the age of 17 she married George III in 1761, becoming Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (subsequently queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) until her death at the age of 74 in 1818.
Painting by Allan Ramsay
c. 1770
A full-length portrait showing Queen Charlotte in robes of state, turned slightly to the viewer's right, and standing beside a classical column, her proper left hand resting on her crown which, in turn, rests on a cushion on a draped table. She stands on a slight dais covered in an elaborately figured carpet. Her proper right arm hangs at her side, her fingers loosely clasping the edge of her robe. Her train is spread behind her, resting on a throne to the left. Tasseled drapery fills the upper left corner of the composition.
Queen Charlotte
(1744-1818)
Sophia Charlotte was the youngest daughter of the Duke and Princes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a Dutchy of the Holy Roman Empire in modern-day northern Germany. At the age of 17 she married George III in 1761, becoming Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (subsequently queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) until her death at the age of 74 in 1818.
Painting by Allan Ramsay
c. 1770
A full-length portrait showing Queen Charlotte in robes of state, turned slightly to the viewer's right, and standing beside a classical column, her proper left hand resting on her crown which, in turn, rests on a cushion on a draped table. She stands on a slight dais covered in an elaborately figured carpet. Her proper right arm hangs at her side, her fingers loosely clasping the edge of her robe. Her train is spread behind her, resting on a throne to the left. Tasseled drapery fills the upper left corner of the composition.
King George III
(1738-1820)
At the age of 23 George William Frederick became George III King of Great Britain and King of Ireland on 25 October 1760, four days after his father’s death. Forty-one years later, after the union of Ireland and Great Britain, on January 1st, 1801 George III became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He remained under this title until his death at the age of 81 on 29th January 1820.
Painting by Allan Ramsay
c. 1770
A full-length portrait showing George III in robes of the Order of the Garter, situated in front of a classical, draped column and standing on a slight dais covered in an elaborately figured carpet. He wears the Order of the Garter and his body is turned in pleasing contrapposto, his proper right hand on his hip, his proper left hand resting on a portion of his robes spread over a table beside him.
King George III
(1738-1820)
At the age of 23 George William Frederick became George III King of Great Britain and King of Ireland on 25 October 1760, four days after his father’s death. Forty-one years later, after the union of Ireland and Great Britain, on January 1st, 1801 George III became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He remained under this title until his death at the age of 81 on 29th January 1820.
Painting by Allan Ramsay
c. 1770
A full-length portrait showing George III in robes of the Order of the Garter, situated in front of a classical, draped column and standing on a slight dais covered in an elaborately figured carpet. He wears the Order of the Garter and his body is turned in pleasing contrapposto, his proper right hand on his hip, his proper left hand resting on a portion of his robes spread over a table beside him.
King George II
(1683-1760)
George was born in Hanover (modern day Germany) in 1683. At the age of 22, Prince George Augustus of Hanover married Caroline of Ansbach (in Modern day Germany) in 1705. Two decades later in 1727, George became King of Great Britain, and Ireland, he was 44. During his time on the throne he managed the Jacobite Rebellion and the Seven Years War (French and Indian war in North America). In 1760 George died at the age of 77.
Painting by Charles Jervas - c. 1727
Portrait of King George II, King of Great Britain 1683-1760. The painting is a companion portrait to the one opposite of his wife Queen Caroline. The artist painted George II standing full length in state robes, wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter, holding the scepter, with the orb and crown on a cushion beside him. These elements are all representative of his role as King.
King George II
(1683-1760)
George was born in Hanover (modern day Germany) in 1683. At the age of 22, Prince George Augustus of Hanover married Caroline of Ansbach (in Modern day Germany) in 1705. Two decades later in 1727, George became King of Great Britain, and Ireland, he was 44. During his time on the throne he managed the Jacobite Rebellion and the Seven Years War (French and Indian war in North America). In 1760 George died at the age of 77.
Painting by Charles Jervas
c. 1727
Portrait of King George II, King of Great Britain 1683-1760. The painting is a companion portrait to the one opposite of his wife Queen Caroline. The artist painted George II standing full length in state robes, wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter, holding the scepter, with the orb and crown on a cushion beside him. These elements are all representative of his role as King.
Queen Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1683-1760)
Caroline was born in 1683 in Ansbach (modern day Germany), daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (the hereditary ruler of the region). In 1705 she married Prince George Augustus of Hanover, who was to later to become King George II of Great Britain. Caroline had 10 children, 7 of whom lived to adulthood. Caroline died at the age of 54 in 1737, at St. James’s Palace London.
Painting by Charles Jervas - 1727
The painting is a companion portrait to the one opposite of her husband George II. The sumptuousness of her dress, gold embroidery and ermine fur, as well as her hand on the crown reinforce her Royal status.
Queen Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1683-1760)
Caroline was born in 1683 in Ansbach (modern day Germany), daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (the hereditary ruler of the region). In 1705 she married Prince George Augustus of Hanover, who was to later to become King George II of Great Britain. Caroline had 10 children, 7 of whom lived to adulthood. Caroline died at the age of 54 in 1737, at St. James’s Palace London.
Painting by Charles Jervas
1727
The painting is a companion portrait to the one opposite of her husband George II. The sumptuousness of her dress, gold embroidery and ermine fur, as well as her hand on the crown reinforce her Royal status.
Pewter Inkstand
An inkstand was a receptacle for pen, ink, and other writing accessories which would have been needed in the rooms throughout the Capitol where many documents were being created and signed into law. Inkstands were often made of silver, pewter, or ceramic. This is a pewter inkstand which included two inkwells that allowed for both black and red ink to be used on these legal documents. In between the two inkwells was a pewter pounce box. Pounce was a powdered gum that helped fix ink to the paper and was often sprinkled onto the document after it was written to prevent the ink from smudging. There is also a lidded compartment that would allow the user to store writing equipment such as sealing wax, quills, pen knife, and seals.
Progress photo of reconstruction of Capitol showing south elevation surrounded in scaffolding, Frank Nivison, December 1, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of Capitol looking towards piazza, Frank Nivison, July 1932.
Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Restoration progress photo looking up towards the cupola from the third floor in the Capitol, Frank Nivison, November 15, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of Capitol showing west elevation surrounded in scaffolding with a workman completing installation of shingles, Frank Nivison, December 15, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo looking southeast at reconstruction of Capitol with foundations in place and framing of windows partially completed, Frank Nivison, January 15, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Reconstruction progress photo of northeast elevation of Capitol covered in scaffolding with work proceeding on installation of shingles, November 15, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of Capitol showing framing for doors and windows on first floor of south end of west elevation, Frank Nivison, February 1, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
View looking southeast across excavated foundations of the Capitol, Frank Nivison copy of photo by Thomas Layton, June 28, 1928. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Reconstruction progress photo of northeast elevation of Capitol covered in scaffolding with work proceeding on installation of shingles, November 15, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of west elevation of Capitol surrounded in scaffolding with dormers, roof, and cupola under reconstruction, Frank Nivison, August 12, 1932. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Reconstruction progress photo of southeast elevation of Capitol with portion of cupola encased in a shed for painting of coat of arms, Frank Nivison, April 3, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
This monument was set up on May 26th 1904 by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Originally it identified the location of Williamsburg’s Capitol building. It was moved to this location when the building was reconstructed. The text reads as follows:
The Old Capitol
Here Patrick Henry first kindled the flames of revolution by his resolutions and speech against the Stamp Act, May 29-30, 1765.
Here, March 12, 1773, Dabney Carr offered, and the Convention of Virginia unanimously adopted, the resolutions to appoint a committee to correspond with similar committees in the other Colonies-the first step taken towards the union of the States. Here, May 15, 1776, the Convention of Virginia, through resolutions drafted by Edmund Pendleton, offered by Thomas Nelson, Jr., advocated by Patrick Henry, unanimously called on Congress to declare the Colonies free and independent States.
Here, June 12, 1776, was adopted by the Convention the immortal work of George Mason-the Declaration of Rights-and, on June 29, 1776, the first written Constitution of a free and independent State ever framed.
It is interesting to note that after the Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780, the statue of Botetourt was not relocated to the new Capitol building. In its place, a statue of George Washington was commissioned in 1784 and erected in 1796 in the rotunda of the Richmond Capitol building. The statue was made by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon who carved it from Carrara marble. The Washington statue is evocative of the Botetourt statue, situated as it is on a tall plinth within as circular railing. However, gone is the openly evocative symbol of Royal authority – the crown, and Washington in contrast is now holding symbols of civilian and military iconography, evoking Neo-classical ideals drawn from Roman imagery.
This monument was set up on May 26th 1904 by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Originally it identified the location of Williamsburg’s Capitol building. It was moved to this location when the building was reconstructed. The text reads as follows:
The Old Capitol
Here Patrick Henry first kindled the flames of revolution by his resolutions and speech against the Stamp Act, May 29-30, 1765.
Here, March 12, 1773, Dabney Carr offered, and the Convention of Virginia unanimously adopted, the resolutions to appoint a committee to correspond with similar committees in the other Colonies-the first step taken towards the union of the States. Here, May 15, 1776, the Convention of Virginia, through resolutions drafted by Edmund Pendleton, offered by Thomas Nelson, Jr., advocated by Patrick Henry, unanimously called on Congress to declare the Colonies free and independent States.
Here, June 12, 1776, was adopted by the Convention the immortal work of George Mason-the Declaration of Rights-and, on June 29, 1776, the first written Constitution of a free and independent State ever framed.
Excavations in the 1990’s uncovered the remains of a theater in this location that today we call the Douglass Theatre. The building was known in the 18th century as the “Old Playhouse.” Built in 1760, it was removed sometime between 1775 and 1780.
Original building (not open to the public)
Col. William Finnie acquired this house in the 1770s. He was the officer in charge of supplies for the Southern Department of the Continental Army during the Revolution, and mayor of Williamsburg from 1783-1784.
Original building (not open to the public)
Col. William Finnie acquired this house in the 1770s. He was the officer in charge of supplies for the Southern Department of the Continental Army during the Revolution, and mayor of Williamsburg from 1783-1784.
First built circa 1704 and then later expanded in 1711 and 1722, this was Virginia’s chief prison which housed debtors and criminals and served as the jail for the General Court in the nearby Capitol.
Original building (not open to the public)
Built about 1755 by lawyer John Palmer, this house closely resembles contemporary dwellings in major English cities such as London and Bristol.
First built circa 1704 and then later expanded in 1711 and 1722, this was Virginia’s chief prison which housed debtors and criminals and served as the jail for the General Court in the nearby Capitol.
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Progress photo of reconstruction of interior of Council
Chamber showing marbleized woodwork, Capitol, Frank Nivison, July 1, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of interior of Council
Chamber prior to painting and marbleizing of woodwork, Capitol, Frank Nivison, June 15, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of interior of General Court looking towards common area and balconies, Capitol, Frank Nivison, March 1, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Progress photo of reconstruction of interior of General Court looking towards clerk’s well, Capitol, Frank Nivison, April 1, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Original building (not open to the public)
Officials decided to build the Secretary’s Office in which to protect the public papers of the Virginia colony after a fire destroyed the first Capitol in 1747. Completed in 1748, the building was designed to be fireproof.
Original building (not open to the public)
The original wing on this house was built sometime after silversmith and tavern keeper John Coke acquired the land in 1755. There were three additions that followed, including a brick office which was erected after 1810 by planter Richard Garrett.
Progress photo of reconstruction of interior of House of Burgesses looking towards platform for Speaker’s Chair, Capitol, Frank Nivison, February 1, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Original building (not open to the public)
Officials decided to build the Secretary’s Office in which to protect the public papers of the Virginia colony after a fire destroyed the first Capitol in 1747. Completed in 1748, the building was designed to be fireproof.
Progress photo of carpenter at work on reconstruction of interior of Conference Room #203, Capitol, Frank Nivison, April 3, 1933. - Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Original building (not open to the public)
Officials decided to build the Secretary’s Office in which to protect the public papers of the Virginia colony after a fire destroyed the first Capitol in 1747. Completed in 1748, the building was designed to be fireproof.