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WILLIAM ABRANOWICZ

A Storied Collaboration Is Reborn with Williamsburg for Schumacher

In this historically inspired collection, every piece has meaning.

November 29, 2022

For more than a century, Colonial Williamsburg has provided a portal through time to the earliest days of the American experiment, bringing it to life through preservation and restoration. Now, through a partnership with Schumacher, the foundation’s treasure trove of decorative textiles has inspired a faithfully reproduced collection of fabrics, wallcoverings, and trims. From the fine English silks and Indian-inspired French chintzes that captured the imaginations of Williamsburg’s affluent to the homespun linens that they adopted as revolution stirred and imports ceased, the “Homecoming” collection is woven through with the story of America’s road to independence.

  • An 18th-century wool crewelwork English bedspread inspired Raleigh Embroidery; its name is a nod to Williamsburg’s Raleigh Tavern, where patriots like George Washington gathered before the American Revolution.

    WILLIAM ABRANOWICZ
  • In the 1770s, Americans protested British rule—and its heavy import taxes—by weaving their own homegrown textiles rather than rely on English-made ones; Crawford Linen Check is a faithful reproduction of that “Virginia Cloth.”

    WILLIAM ABRANOWICZ

THIS STORY ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE FALL 2022 ISSUE OF FREDERIC. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE