worked in silks and wool using a variety of techniques on a linen ground, headed by a moralistic text and signature 'Issabella Bossingham / Aged 11 Years' above a scene of a house with sheep to the foreground flanked by trees topped by large nests with eggs, birds and butterflies, foliate and fauna motifs between and surrounding geometric flower border, 53 x 48cm excluding glazed maple frame with gilt slip 6cm wide, frame additionally glazed to reverse over a square of 19th century wallpaper