How does one clean American Native Pottery?
I have a piece that I bought and do not want to harm it
Please use any of these methods at your own risk as all pottery and associated dirt, grime and stains are different. What works in one case may not be at all effective in another and may in fact result in damage to your item.
Cleaning dirt and grime from antique art pottery:
Soak the vase for at least 24 hours in hot water and ammonia mixture. Typically a cup of ammonia can be used per 2 gallons of water. Some people have reported additional success by adding Spic and Span to the ammonia/water mixture.
Removing mineral deposits from antique art pottery:
The most effective thing we have found to remove mineral deposits such as calcium, lime, and rust stains from art pottery such as Roseville, Van Briggle, Rookwood, Weller, and others is to soak the vase in full strength white vinegar.
For lighter mineral deposit staining a day or two of soaking the item in the vinegar is all that is necessary to the remove the mineral deposits. On art pottery that has extensive mineral deposit deposition extended soaking may be required. At times the extended soaking may take weeks to remove the deposits from your art pottery. On art pottery requiring extended soaking to remove lime or calcium buildup we often rub the problem deposits daily with a butter knife to breakup the deposits and thus allow the vinegar to better penetrate the buildup. For extended soaking, we also change the vinegar regularly. Obviously if doing this you must be very careful to avoid damage to your art pottery item.
After you have got the pottery as clean as you can, wash the vase with soap and warm water. You will then need to soak your art pottery in tap water until the vinegar smell is gone.
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