Maine Memory Network

Jane Wentworth sampler, Brownfield, 1828

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828 Location: Brownfield Media: Silk on linen

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.