Senate House State Historic Site

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Embroidered Map. Creating embroidery samplers was an important part of a young woman's training in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Working on pieces such as this map sampler allowed young women to learn or refine their embroidery skills as well as expand their knowledge on a variety of subjects. Maps of the earth were such popular subject matter in the 18th century that they were usually stitched on a printed ground?essentially an embroidery kit. This one, with its floral garland around the edges, includes the eastern and western hemispheres with countries outlined and named. The embroidery in between the two halves of the globe indicates that the sampler was created in 1816 by Mary Rowbothom, age 10.

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Embroidered Map. Creating embroidery samplers was an important part of a young woman's training in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Working on pieces such as this map sampler allowed young women to learn or refine their embroidery skills as well as expand their knowledge on a variety of subjects. Maps of the earth were such popular subject matter in the 18th century that they were usually stitched on a printed ground?essentially an embroidery kit. This one, with its floral garland around the edges, includes the eastern and western hemispheres with countries outlined and named. The embroidery in between the two halves of the globe indicates that the sampler was created in 1816 by Mary Rowbothom, age 10.