Paul Rycaut was among the first to try and promote the duvet in England. Samuel Pepys slept under one on 9th September 1665 while visiting his friend Captain George Cocke, whose wife was from Danzig. From the 16th century, wealthy people all over continental Europe began buying and using feather duvets. In the 15th century, featherbeds (mattresses) were used by rich monarchs in continental Europe and in England, though not by their courtiers. From Viking times, duvets of eider down were used by people on the northern coast of Norway. Records show the earliest duvets were made in China, around 3000 B.C.
In American English, duvets may be called a comforter however a comforter is generally used to refer to a slightly different type of bedding that is not as thick, does not have a cover, and is often used over a top sheet. In Asian countries like India and Pakistan, duvets are known as "ralli quilts" or razai. After a series of mergers and acquisitions, Tontine Group has held the Doona trademark since 1991. The Doona brand of duvets were originally manufactured by the Melbourne-based textile company Kimptons and became popular in the 1970s, with the brandname eventually becoming a generic term in Australian English. Originally called a continental quilt, duvets are commonly referred to in Australia by the generic trademark doona. Duvets are often more commonly known by other names outside of Europe.ġ974 Kimptons doona advertisement in the Canberra Times Its first known mention in English came in 1759, when Samuel Johnson used it in one of The Idler series of essays. The word duvet is of French origin, meaning "down". The best quality feathers are taken from the eider duck, which is known for its effectiveness as a thermal insulator. Duvets originated in rural Europe and were filled with the down feathers of ducks or geese. Sleepers often use a duvet without a top bed sheet, as the duvet cover can readily be removed and laundered as often as the bottom sheet. The term duvet is mainly British, especially in reference to the bedding when rarely used in US English, it often refers to the cover. English, and a doona in Australian English, is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with either down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic alternative, and is typically protected with a removable cover, analogous to a pillow and pillow case.
A duvet ( UK: / ˈ dj uː v eɪ, ˈ d uː-/, US: / dj uː ˈ v eɪ/ from French duvet 'down'), usually called a comforter or ( down-filled) quilt in U.S.
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