An unusual sampler by Elizabeth Herbert 1789, embroidered in coloured silks in shades of black, brown and green, with the verse "Learning is better than riches... " at the top, the bottom with a house at the end of a tree lined vista, a dog and stag in the foreground, within a border of stylised flowers--14 x 17in. (35 x 43cm.), framed and glazed, some holes