Pottery Shards

[Ivybridge]

I collected these back in 1979 in Florida when I was a kid. I had some displayed in Fort Christmas for a little time, thankfully my mom saved everything so I still have the documents and certificate from the parks department. I also believe my mom has photos of the display somewhere but that may take some digging to find.
I never cleaned these so they still have a thin layer of dirt... is it safe to give them a little rinse or should I just let them stay as is?

Thanks for letting me share!
Angel

 

[larson1951]

pretty cool just the way they are........pretty cool

 

[NCPeaches]

Very nice! I love shards!

 

[Ivybridge]

Thank you!

 

[GatorBoy]

Very nice.. And familiar stuff.
I would not clean them..there is actually "dirt".. from the days it was in use still in those.

 

[monsterrack]

I like to find sherds also.

 

[rock]

I clean mine I find. Tap water and a soft toothbrush. Just don't rub hard very lite strokes