Shelburne Museum: Sharing ideas.
Shelburne Museum: Assessing previous repairs
Shelburne Museum: Testing, testing...
Shelburne Museum: Careful cleaning
Shelburne Museum: Now that's a dirty bird
Shelburne Museum: Jumbo's giving up a fair amount of dirt
Shelburne Museum: Spot cleaning using a suction platen
Shelburne Museum: Applying a backing to protect the repairs
Shelburne Museum: Here's an overall view of the back side of the rug made by Josephine Emery Gould
Shelburne Museum: A close up of some of the damages on the rug made by Josephine Emery Gould
Shelburne Museum: Here's the front side of the rug made by Josephine Emery Gould
Shelburne Museum: Consulting textile conservator Camille Breeze teaching Shelburne Museum volunteers some stabilization techniques
Shelburne Museum: Consulting textile conservator Camille Breeze teaching Shelburne Museum volunteers some stabilization techniques
Shelburne Museum: The front of the Floral Medallion Rug by Harriet Emery, made c. 1880
Shelburne Museum: Here's a detail of some of the damage to the rug made by Harriet Emery, c. 1880.
Shelburne Museum: There have been several previous repair campaigns undertaken on the Floral Medallion Rug
Shelburne Museum: Previous repairs undertaken on the Floral Medallion Rug made by Harriet Emery, c. 1880
Shelburne Museum: Stabilizing the outer edge with a colored underlay
Shelburne Museum: This rug is composed of some surprisingly vibrant colors, as seen on the back of this new acquisition.