Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. A reproduction of a sampler stitched in 1829 by Elizabeth Atkinson, likely a young woman in Northern England or Scotland. The sampler includes upper and lower case alphabets, numerals, and a short passage beginning "make much of precious time". The majority of the pattern is covered in small motifs in bright colors, including flowers, a fruit tree, and a windmill. Stitch count 281w x 220h.