| NAME |
LOCATION |
DATE(S) |
COMMENT |
| Salisbury, Mary |
Annapolis
Anne Arundel Co. |
1754 |
Taught all sorts of fine NEEDLE WORK, TAPESTRY, EMBROIDERY with Gold and Silver, and every other Curious work which can be performed with a Needle. M31948 |
| Sanderson, Mrs. |
Baltimore |
1817 |
Taught Tambouring, Fillagree, and all kinds of Needle Work. M32076 |
| Schafer, Miss A. M. |
Annapolis Anne Arundel Co. |
1831 |
Taught Plain and ornamental Needle Work |
| School of Industry For The Poor |
Baltimore |
1819 |
Also known as St. Peter's Episcopal Church Free School; charity; female; taught sewing and knitting. |
| Serphina, Sister (Serphina Noel)/ St. Benedict School |
Baltimore |
1861-66 |
Taught needlework. |
| Seton, Elizabeth Ann (Mother)/ St. Joseph’s Academy and Free School |
Baltimore
Emmitsburg
Frederick Co. |
1808
1810-21 |
Started Catholic co-ed school in 1808 in Baltimore and in 1809 moved to Emmitsburg and opened a female day and boarding school in 1810; sewing and embroidery were part of the curriculum; first American-born saint. |
| Shippey, Catharine, Mrs. |
Cambridge
Dorchester Co.
Easton
Talbot Co. |
1806-07
1808 |
Taught plain and sampler work of all kinds, tambour, embroidery, and a variety of laceworks too tedious to mention. M47960, 47689 |
Shoemaker, Mrs. S. E./
Falls Hill Female Academy |
Baltimore |
1823 |
Taught plain and ornamental Needlework with her sisters. |
| Shriver, Susanna (Suzanna) |
Westminster
Frederick/Carroll Co. |
1835 |
Assoc. sampler: Mary B. Winrott 1835, attrib. samplers: Juliann Pouder [Powder] 1832, Louisa Shriver 1833, Elizabeth Jones 1830+, and Elizabeth Englar 1837. |
| Shrupp, Miss Ann |
Baltimore |
1821-24 |
Continuing academy of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Steever; taught plain and fancy needleworking with Miss Steever. |
| Simson, Mrs. |
Baltimore
Frederick Town
Frederick Co. |
1792
1793 |
From Philadelphia, New York, and South Carolina; taught all kinds of Needle-Work in Silk and Worsted, Crowning, Darning, plain Work, and Tambouring with the Art and Elegance of shading, designs and executes the drawings herself. M35683 |
| Sinn, Mrs. |
Frederick
Frederick Co. |
1815-20 |
Taught all the different branches of needlework. M70740 |
| Sinnott, Miss M. |
Baltimore |
1817-19 |
Taught all kinds needlework and embroidery. M35750 |
| Sisson, Miss M.H. |
Baltimore |
1799 |
Taught PLAIN SEWING and EMBROIDERY of all sorts. M49886 |
| Sisters of Notre Dame |
Baltimore |
1853 |
Catholic; needlework assumed. |
| Smith, Misses/Hazelwood Female Academy |
Baltimore |
1834 |
Taught the various kinds of useful and ornamental needle work. |
| Smith, Mrs. |
Annapolis
Anne Arundel Co. Baltimore |
1786-88
1788 |
Taught embroidery, open work, crowning, netting, with a variety of other fine work; also plain work and marking; attrib. sampler: E[lizabeth] Dennis c. 1799. M36023, 36024 |
| Smith, Mrs. |
Baltimore |
1821 |
Taught Needle Work in all its varieties. |
| Smith, Mrs. G. R. |
Hagerstown
Washington Co. |
1820 |
Taught PLAIN SEWING, MARKING, FLOWERING, and OPEN WORK. M49498 |
| Smith, Purnell E. |
Georgetown
Kent Co. |
1828 |
Ornamental branches taught by an accomplished lady. |
| Snelgrove, Mrs. |
Cambridge
Dorchester Co. |
1820 |
Taught Ornamental Needle-work |
| St. Benedict School |
Fells Point
Baltimore |
1858-1866 |
African American; Catholic; coed; founded by Oblates; taught them Sewing in all its branches, Embroidery; assoc. needlework: Adele Latimore 1865 |
| St. Frances School for Colored Girls/ St. Frances Academy for Colored Girls/ St. Frances Academy |
Baltimore |
1854+ |
(see Oblate Sisters of Providence School for Colored Girls) |
| St. James First African Protestant Episcopal Church School |
Baltimore |
1824-36 |
African American; coed; operated by William Levington and continued after his death until 1867; Lancasterian method of monitorial system. See Levington |
| St. John’s Academy |
Baltimore |
1871 |
Catholic; assoc. needlework: Elizabeth McClenahan, Berlin work. |
| St John’s Female Benevolent School |
Frederick Co. |
1825-1846 |
Catholic; female; founded by Sisters of Charity from Emmitsburg; assoc. samplers: Catherine Brunner 1826, and Ann Schultz c. 1831. |
| St. Joseph’s Academy & Free School |
Emmitsburg
Frederick Co. |
1810-1945 |
Catholic; charity and paying students; begun in 1810 by Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton; Sister Josephine (Ann Collins) from Philadelphia is probably responsible for the silk embroideries produced between 1822 and 1832; embroidery, plain and fancy work through the 19th century; see appendix III for extensive list of assoc. needlework. |
| St. Mary’s Academy |
Leonardtown
St. Mary’s Co. |
1885+ |
Catholic; offered Plain Sewing, Marking and needlework. |
| St. Mary’s Female Institution |
Bryantown
Charles Co. |
1857 |
Offered Needlework |
| St. Mary’s Orphaline Female School |
Baltimore |
1818-39 |
Catholic; staffed by Sisters of Charity; needlework assumed. |
| St. Nicholas |
Cedar Point
St. Mary’s Co. |
1817 |
Catholic; assoc. sampler: Elizabeth Corum 1817. |
| St. Patrick’s Free School for Girls |
Baltimore |
1815-57 |
Catholic; attrib. samplers: Mary Ann Craft c. 1822, Elizabeth Harley 1828, and Julianna Lawrence 1830. |
| St. Peter Claver |
Baltimore |
1858+ |
African American; coed; Catholic; founded by Oblates; needlework assumed. |
| St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Free School |
Baltimore |
1806-33 |
See School of Industry for the Poor. |
| St. Peter’s Parish School |
Oxford
Talbot Co. |
1752-67 |
Rev. Thomas Bacon started a charity school to teach girls the home arts |
| St. Vincent’s Female Academy |
Baltimore |
1853-73 |
Catholic; assoc. needlework: Mary Curan - Berlin wool work 1873. |
Stabler, Deborah Brooke
Pleasants/ Harewood School/ Fair Hill Boarding School |
Sandy Spring
Montgomery Co. |
1808-12
1820-26 |
Taught with Margaret Judge from 1808-1812; became head of Fair Hill Boarding School in 1820; assoc. sampler: Elizabeth Stabler, 1810. |
| Stanislaus, Sister (Josephine Amanda)/ Oblate Sisters of Providence School for Colored Girls |
Baltimore |
1838-45 |
Taught 1st & 2nd classes in Marking. |
| Steever, Miss |
Baltimore |
1821-24 |
See Miss Shrupp. |
| Stephenson, Misses Elizabeth, Hetty, Hannah, Mary Ann, & Sarah |
Rock Run
Harford Co. |
1826-40s |
Took over the Misses Gover Seminary when they moved to Baltimore; educated at the Govers’ Seminary; needlework assumed. |
| Stewart, Mrs. |
Baltimore |
1803 |
Taught Sewing, Embroidery of all kinds. M50184 |
| Stewart, Miss |
Rockville Montgomery Co. |
1835 -38 |
Taught with Miss Buchanan at Rockville Female School. Ornamental needlework |
| Stone, Mrs. |
Baltimore |
1826-27 |
Taught lace work and bobinet lace in all its varieties. |
| Stott, Sally (Mrs. John) |
Anne Arundel Co. |
1768-69 |
Taught knitting, sewing, working upon cat gut, and muslin. |
| Susan, Sister (Susan Clossey)/ St. Joseph’s Academy |
Emmitsburg
Frederick Co. |
1809-23 |
From Ireland; then New York City; taught sewing and marking. |
| Symington, Mrs. |
Baltimore |
1805-09 |
From Philadelphia; taught Needle-Work of every description, such as plain Sewing, Marking, Sprigging, Tamboring, and Embroidery. M38973 |
| Tarr, Mrs. Elizabeth |
Baltimore |
1819-24 |
Taught plain and fancy Needlework. M39128 |
| Theresa, Sister (Marie Therese Almaide Duchemin)/ Oblate Sisters of Providence School for Colored Girls |
Baltimore |
1828-45 |
Taught Sewing and Embroidery; attrib. samplers: Frances Bush 1830 and Mary Pets 1831. |
| Thomas, Anna/ Fair Hill Boarding School |
Sandy Spring
Montgomery Co. |
1819-20 |
See Fair Hill Boarding School. |
| Thomas, Miss Julia Ann |
Easton
Talbot Co. |
1824-25 1827 |
Taught plain Sewing, Ornamental Needle-Work. |
| Thorndale Seminary for Young Ladies |
Taneytown
Carroll Co. |
1837-72 |
See Birnie sisters. |
| Thornton, Miss |
Baltimore |
1810-19 |
Run by Mr. Thornton and daughter; taught Plain and Ornamental Needlework. M39972 |
| Toder (Tudor), Miss Mary F. L. |
Baltimore |
1827 |
From England; taught the art of Working or Flowering Lace Veils. |
| Travers, Mrs. Susanna |
Fells Point Baltimore |
1812-41 |
Attrib. needlework: Anna Maria Krebs 1822, Mary Galt 1822, Mary D. Robb 1828, Elizabeth Blyden 1829, Elizabeth Friedenwald 1838, Margery Jane McGuire c. 1839, and Martha Jane Smith c. 1840. |
| Traverse, Mrs. |
Old Town Baltimore |
1823 |
Taught Plain & Ornamental Needle-Work (possibly Susanna Travers) |
| Tuck, Sarah G. |
Baltimore |
1821 |
From Boston; taught Plain sewing, Gold Rolio Work, Philagree Work, Rug Work, Embroidery, Tambouring & working on Muslin. |
| Turnbull, Misses Ann, Betsy, Caroline, Susan, & Allison/ Misses Turnbull’s Seminary for Young Ladies |
Baltimore |
1825-28+ |
Students made their own school frocks; sewing implied. |
| Tyson, Misses Mary A., Elizabeth, Jane S., Martha Ann, Letitia, and a niece Elizabeth/ Alwick Seminary |
Laurel
Prince George’s
Co. |
1852-70+ |
Quaker; taught ornamental needlework. |
