A sampler by Sarah Gibling 1804 worked in coloured silks with the verse "Dear Saviour O what ails this Heart" flanked by perching birds, their bodies appliqué with red felt, with two bands of similar motifs below and a pair of lambs, within a stylised floral border overlaid with decoupage--15½ x 18in. (39 x 45cm.), framed and glazed

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A sampler by Sarah Gibling 1804 worked in coloured silks with the verse "Dear Saviour O what ails this Heart" flanked by perching birds, their bodies appliqué with red felt, with two bands of similar motifs below and a pair of lambs, within a stylised floral border overlaid with decoupage--15½ x 18in. (39 x 45cm.), framed and glazed
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