This sampler was made by Roba White in 1806. This style of embroidery can also be found in samplers produced by the Mary Balch School in Providence, Rhode Island. 

After the American Revolutionary War (1776-1783), young girls were urged to show that they were capable of creating artwork that was unique from European designs that had been circulating throughout the colonies during the period of British rule. Around the turn of the nineteenth century, girls were taught to make samplers in school as a way to develop their decorative skills, which differed from the education that young boys were receiving. The Mary Balch School in Providence helped to facilitate the schooling of Rhode Island's girls from 1785 to 1810, and samplers were a common output of that education.