Quaker Sampler, Clementine Mifflin, 19th c.,

Quaker Sampler, Clementine Mifflin, 19th c.,
signed Clementine Mifflin, worked in colors of red, blue, green, and, brown on linen, with rows of upper and lower case cursive letters and numerals, decorative bands separating rows, bottom panel with large zig zag done in queen stitch; all enclosed within a saw tooth border. In addition to including her name and date information, she also listed initials of her family members. Inscribed "Clementine Laws Mufflin's sampler worked in the 11th year of her age/1842 (the initials) "WM", "ELM", "EM", WM", "EJM" "CAM", (?) "EWM", GWM"." Two other sets are in question. SS16.75" x 15.75', DOA 18.5" x 17.75"
Clementine (Clemontine) Mifflin was the daughter of Warner Mifflin and Elizabeth Laws. She was born September 16, 1830 in Camden Kent, Delaware and later moved with her family to Byberry, Philadelphia. Additional research is needed to determine the relationship of the maker's father, to Warren Mifflin (1745-1798) of Camden, Delaware and later Pennsylvannia who was an abolitionist and said to have been the first man in America to manumit his slaves, which he did in 1774. In the 1850 census, Clementine is listed, along with her siblings, in the Newbolt home. This sampler is listed in the 1991 personal property listing of Francis Newbolt of Paoli, PA. It is of direct decent from the family of his estate.