Chief Conservator Esther Méthé and conservation intern Annaïck Keruzec are rehous

Chief Conservator Esther Méthé and conservation intern Annaïck Keruzec are rehousing our oversize textiles. To accommodate these challenging pieces—which must remain flat, but are too large for our standard-size boxes—Méthé has designed stack-able, oversize trays of archival blue board with Ethafoam bumpers. 

Méthé and Keruzec wrap the objects in Tyvek, then place them in these trays, while conservation volunteers Barbara Gentile and Julie Evans create muslin pillows. The pillows will fill the trays, applying gentle pressure to the objects when the trays are stacked and preventing the pieces from shifting in transit. While Gentile cuts the batting, Evans sews the muslin.