A fine sampler by Phoebe Elizabeth Slade worked in coloured silks with the verse "When gathering clouds around I view...", a scene with an elegant house below with deer on the lawn, with three lions in front, infilled with birds, including goldfinches and peacocks, butterflies and cornucopiae of flowers and fruit, within a border of roses and buds--26 x 25in. (65 x 63cm.), framed and glazed, circa 1840-5