How to Replicate a Long-Lost Patterned Fabric
2,185Note: The NPS Museum Conservation Lab's future is uncertain; it had its lease canceled by Doge, then extended by one year only.
The @NationalParkService Museum Conservation Lab had quite the challenge: restoring a pair of velvet armchairs from the Thomas Edison National Historical Park that had a very unique pattern. Objects conservation fellows Daisy Greenwell and Maeve O'Shea take Adam Savage through their cross-discipline problem-solving, using photography, sheet brass, a jeweler's saw and more!
National Park Museum Conservation Lab: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/hfc/museum-conservation-services.htm
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
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