Iron Salamander smoking This simple white cotton shirt

This simple white cotton shirt has bone button closures at the wrists

Colonial Williamsburg

Wood has more than done justice to these entwined lives and their meaning

with the gold catching the light and the velvet adding a soft

Iron Salamander smoking This simple white cotton shirtThis 18th century iron salamander is a traditional hearth tool used for finishing and browning food. Forged entirely from iron, it features a flat, circular plate attached to a long handle, allowing it to be heated directly in the coals and then held over dishes to apply intense radiant heatsimilar to a modern broiler. Salamanders were commonly used in both domestic and professional kitchens to toast breadcrumbs, brown the tops of puddings, glaze