Take a behind the scenes look at a detailed textile conservation treatment by Howard Sutcliffe, Principal Conservator at River Region Costume and Textile Conservation. This fragile silk satin and velvet ottoman by Gustave Herter was carefully stabilized using a thermoplastic adhesive coated net overlay to help support the splits in the satin and hand-dyed patching to protect its delicate structure, without compromising the raised velvet design. Conservation work like this is made possible by the