The first attempt to unwrap the mummified woman took place on August 16, 1895, when Dr. Goucher revealed the ears and right arm from underneath the linen and resin wrappings of the body. At this time, the painted wooden coffin that she rested in during her voyage from Egypt to Baltimore was removed; its current whereabouts are unknown. It is unknown when the mummy was unwrapped further, making her face and upper body as well as part of her feet visible. There is also no information as to whether the painted linen and plaster cartonnage placed over her torso actually belongs to the mummy or was placed there at a later date.
In 2007, the mummified woman was conserved to ensure that loose linen fragments as well as areas of the detached resin coating were stabilized so that no additional material was lost. The conservation treatment attempted to return the mummified woman to as close to her unwrapped condition as possible. Since most of the original linen which covered her upper body was missing, the remaining areas were returned to their original locations as possible and covered with a see-through conservation textile known as Stabiltex. The textile was only minimally sewn in place over areas of detaching linen and then gently folded under more stable resin-covered areas. Areas of loose resin were adhered in place using a conservation-grade acrylic resin, Acryloid B72, and further patched with small bandages of archival Japanese paper to hold them in place.