Coverlets and the Spirit of America by Joseph D. Shein as well as nursery rhyme

as well as nursery rhyme characters and loveable Raggedy Ann and Andys

HELFENSTEIN

B MIDDLETON

JOHNSDATTER

Coverlets and the Spirit of America by Joseph D. Shein as well as nursery rhymeTable of Contents The motifs and design elements of lighting, furnishings and everyday household implements have long served as teachers, offering clues and insight into the lives of the people who created and owned them. Here is a comprehensive tour of figured coverlets made between 1817 and 1869. These antique woven bedcovers, with their graphic and colorful images of trains, animals, buildings, heroes and patriotic symbols, provide a wonderful and