About the Position: The Apprentice will work with artisans of various trades, historians, curators, and conservators to better understand a specific trade. The Apprentice will preserve and perpetuate the trade skills by providing a pro-active interpretation of the work, the state of technology, and the diverse people who populated and produced such work in the […]
About the Position: An apprentice supports the Education and Preservation Mission of Historic Trades and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation by learning and demonstrating the hand skills required to manufacture traditional work of the colonial period. The Apprentice will research primary and secondary 18th-century sources and object-based study. The Apprentice will work with artisans of various […]
Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA About the Position Essential Functions: Produces design documents, including photographs, notes, drawings, and specifications necessary to produce the custom mounts, hardware, display support components and systems for a variety of artworks and artifacts, and maintains archives of those work products. Fabricates, fits, adjusts, assembles, finishes, and installs custom hardware […]