Research & resources

  • Coverlet Database

    In 1986, Katherine Hawthorne and Clarita Anderson embarked on an endeavor to document Jacquard-woven coverlets. They amassed a database of over 14,000 textiles, which we are continuing to expand today. Read more here.

    Visit the database

  • The Coverlet Index

    The Coverlet Index originated as an effort to create a “field guide” to the commonly recurring motifs and patterns in figured & fancy coverlets. Now it also includes weaver biographies and more. Read more here.

    The Coverlet Index

  • The Coverlet Documentation Project

    An open-access digital repository of images and information about previously undocumented coverlets in collections across the country. Learn more here or click below to view the records on CatalogIt HUB.

    View the coverlets

  • Archives & Special Collections

    The McCarl Gallery houses the personal research collections of Clarita Anderson, Katherine “Kay” Hawthorne, and Rita J. Adrosko. Click below to read about the archives and access the finding aids.

    Learn more

Where can I learn more?

Where can I visit more?

An extensive list of coverlet collections has been created during the course of compiling and expanding the coverlet database and pattern index. We have turned that list into a map, to give a better idea of where these collections exist in the real world. Be sure to zoom out and explore - there are several on the west coast!

Have a collection or site to add to the list? Please send your addition(s) to emily.barth@stvincent.edu.