Keywords: Sampler
Item 4206
Unidentified sampler, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Media: Wool on linen
Item 5509
Polly Warren sampler, Gorham, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Gorham Media: Silk on linen
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"One of Mary’s samplers survives in the Farmington Historical Society’s collection, thanks to her great granddaughter, Freda Hillman Weymouth."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"They also felt the losses. Sampler by Eliza Ann Dodge who married Melatiah K. Chase in 1849 and spent a great deal of time with him at sea."
