I headed into Colonial Williamsburg early in the morning to beat the crowds and to get some sketching in.

I loved the signs of Colonial Williamsburg. On an early morning ramble on a side street I came upon the Sign of the Rhinoceros, an apothecary. So I sketched the whimsical sign into my sketchbook (featured sketch).

These signs are visual and told anyone who was illiterate what was to be found inside. Not everyone could read in pre-revolutionary Virginia.