Last Winter, while traveling to Vermont, I bought this needlepoint settee from France in an antique store near Burlington. It was in pretty bad shape and covered up with various dolls and maps, but I was really captivated by the black background and faded motifs. I asked second-generation upholsterer Brian Kirk to help me remove the needlepoint. I don't know what I will do with it, but the back of the needlepoint tells another story.

It's the beginning of a conversation, but due to the amount of damage to the fabric, it's doubtfully one of conservation or preservation. More to come! 

Upholsterer Brian Kirk carefully removing the outer needlepoint fabric. Brian apprenticed with his father in Dublin during the early 1970's.