Eliza Skelton 1820 / Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Reproduction of a sampler stitched by 12 year old Eliza Skelton in 1820. The central figure is a young boy dressed as a cavalier and riding a rocking horse. He is surrounded by detailed motifs of flowers, plants, birds, and bowls of fruit. The top center is a passage which begins "Life's road let me cautiously view, and longer disdain the be wise." Stitch count 281w x 281h.