In this collection, coverlet is defined as a decorative, woven bedcovering. Sometimes called coverlids or kivers, these bedcoverings have been present in American homes from Colonial times through the ...

In a letter written by Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra in May 1811, Jane asks, “Have you remembered to collect pieces for ...

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The National Museum of American History’s Woven Coverlet Collection holds hundreds of beautiful and intricate coverlets. But who made them, what were they made of, how were they made, and what is ...