The Scarlet Letter ~ Betsy Davis florals Vintage Sand Dunes from Lakeside

Vintage Sand Dunes from Lakeside Linens

This listing is for a paper copy of this pattern

Pattern Size: 9" x 28"

It is made of three stranded Egyptian cotton which is twisted

The Scarlet Letter ~ Betsy Davis florals Vintage Sand Dunes from LakesideMade in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balchs school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual stitch variations, including filled in tapestry like woven backgrounds, this group of samplers is one of the finest known in the American tradition. Stitches