A piece of art that shows the Blessed Mother and the Baby Jesus stood on my late husband's desk for many years.
It was almost black and never appealed much to me.
Turning it around, I read that the entire piece was fashioned from real silver.
Of course, it was badly tarnished so looked almost black.
Thanks to information on the Internet, cornstarch mixed with water was suggested as a good silver cleaner. Hmmmmm.
Once the paste was made, I spread it all over the art piece and set it aside to dry.
After awhile, grabbing an old toothbrush, I held the art piece over a sink and gently cleaned the surface with the wet brush, then rinsed.
It's a keeper.
Who knew?
WHAT DO YOU USE TO CLEAN SILVER?
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3 comments:
I buy silver cleaner to clean any silver I have. Right now I have some silver and copper pieces to give to my daughter so she can clean them,..ha ha ha. Nice picture for saving of the blessed Mother.
What a nice discovery! I generally use Wright’s or Haverty’s silver polish. Recently, I heard about making a baking soda paste; thinking I might try that next time.
Isn't that beautiful? And it was good to get some knowledge about how to clean it, so you could keep this treasured piece that belonged to your husband. I don't have much silver, but I do have a copper tea pot. You did a great job at cleaning this lovely Mary and Jesus art, Susan. I love to see all the wonderful keepsakes you have, and I love hearing the special story behind them.
~Sheri
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