History of the Duvet

The Duvet usually called the comforter or a quilt in US English, it is a type of bedding used with feathers, wool, cotton, and sometimes even silk, or a synthetic alternative.

It is usually fitted by a removable cover, like a pillow and its pillowcase, it term "Duvet" is mainly used by the Britsh, the best feathers are taken from the "Eider duck", which its feathers insulate the most heat.

The word Duvet was from the French meaning "down".

The earliest mention of the Duvet is from China in 3000 B.C. From the Viking times duvets from the eider duck were made by people in Norway, then in the 15th century "featherbeds" (mattresses), were used by the Rich monarchs of continental Europe, but during the 16th century most rich and wealthy people from Europe used feather duvets.

In the mid of the 18th century Thomas Nugent, an Englishman on a grand tour of Europe and noted that they did not sleep in padded clothing for comfort before bed but instead put the padded clothing on the bed. 

It was not until the 1960s that they were more widespread.