Kimberly Walters is a Virginia entrepreneur who leads the Sign of the Gray Horse, where she creates historically inspired jewelry as well as vintage reproductions that accurately represent the Colonial era. Among the jewelry pieces Kimberly Walters makes and sells are hatpins, earrings, hair combs, pocket watches, tiaras, collet necklaces, and chatelaines. She typically sources ready-made findings, from contemporary to antique, and manipulates metal items into period-appropriate shapes and styles.

Ms. Walters exhaustively studies museum pieces, prints, and portraits, as well as period documentation and books. This provides her with a template for jewelry that would suit ladies and gentlemen of any era. Among her qualifications is “sutler” for reenactment organizations representing the Continental Line and British Brigade.

In addition to online sales, Ms. Walters’ books and jewelry items are sold at historic locations such as George Washington's Mount Vernon, Historic Annapolis, and Colonial Williamsburg. She has authored several books in her areas of interest, including Tea in 18th Century America.