Re-coating or restoring silver coating on antique glassware

Q. I am by no means knowledgeable about putting a silver finish on anything but I have been doing some research and reading so found this site. I have inherited a set of drinking glasses that were part of a china set from the 1960s. The glasses are in 3 sizes and have about a 2 1/2" around the rim is a silver deposit with an etched floral pattern. There are parts of the silver that are rubbed off or have tarnished (blackened) spots. I cannot find any information on a way to restore silver on glass. I have seen the Medallion product but don't know if this is a viable solution to use on glass.

Are there people I can take this to and have them do this type of restoration? Or is it not even possible to restore?

Thanks for your help!

Hi, Angela.

Resilvering solutions like that are for copper and brass; they won't work on glass. For this you probably need more like a porcelain paint for china; one consumer brand is Pebeo. I don't think I have the artistic skill for such a project; hopefully you do.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

That is a job for a conservation professional. Best option are members of American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495&parentID=472
Hope it helps and good luck!