Silvercloth and china - do they mix?

[Tela T]

O.K., I always seem to find myself here - asking what I hope to be a somewhat relevent question on egullet - because you all know most everything!

I'm looking to purchase silver cloth (cotton flannel treated to prevent tarnish on silver) to line the shelves of an antique corner cabinet we've recently purchased prior to storage our china service... Is this a good idea - would the treated fabic do anything to the china?? The edges of the china pieces are lined in gold - but we won't be storing them on edge... I don't know - suggestions - should I just get plain cotton felt to line the shelves with - or not bother doing anything??

Help!

T

[baroness]

Silver cloth is best used to make cases (such as a zipper-closed pillow case) to protect silver serving pieces, jewelry, etc. from tarnishing. The fabric won't harm the china, but silver cloth is quite expensive compared to untreated fabrics.

[Tela T]

We do have a collection of silver tastevins to display as well - so I thought for consistency's sake I'd use the same fabic throughout.

[Joe Blowe]

Just stacking the dishes on lined shelves won't achieve anything. You need to prevent air from contacting the metal surface. Look into those storage caddies, or consider putting each plate (or as many plates you can fit) into some type of vacuum bag.

Or, just don't worry about it and clean before using.