This paper details the problems faced and methods used in the treatment of a circa 1870 leather-covered armchair in the collections at Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY. The leather cover had significant losses that led site curators to suggest recovering the chair. Textile, objects, and furniture conservators at Peebles Island Resource Center, north of Albany, NY convinced the curators that conserving the original upholstered form and leather cover was a better option. Treatment included compressing and resecuring springs, and mending tears and filling losses in the leather.