The National Maritime Museum have recently published the latest update on the conservation of Nelson's uniform jacket. You and see a short film of the conservator separating the silk lining from the protective backing fabric here:
Conserving Nelson: Separating the silk
And you can also read about the process here:
Nelson's uniform conservation
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May I post the link at a Nelson community?
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It's really interesting being able to follow the process. I used to do a bit of conservation but I rarely worked with textiles so I find this fascinating to watch.
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