Abstract
The condition of textiles in houses open to the public influences our response to the historical integrity of these interiors. Decisions must be made whether to retain faded and shattered textiles, to conserve them using a variety of methods, or to retire historic textiles and replace them with replicas. Many factors influence these decisions, but this article argues that our response to the integrity of historic interiors is influenced by aesthetic judgements that are culturally acquired and this response, therefore, varies from one country to another. A comparison is made between practices in England, where 'history in continuum' favours the retention of historic textiles, and the USA, where restoring to a 'period of significance' favours the use of replicas.
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