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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 10766328, member: 649&quot;]It&#039;s only the old weighted silk that shatters. In the late 19th/early 20th centuries, it was common to add metal salts to silk to give it a desirable weight and glossiness. Over time, the salts cause the silk fibers to become brittle and fragile. &quot;Shattered&quot; silk has a shredded appearance and generally happens in one &quot;direction&quot;. This is due to the warp and weft threads having different tensions and therefore absorbing the salts differently and subsequently degrading at different rates.</p><p>Weighted silk was rarely used after the 1930s/40s.</p><p>So I suppose that does help with dating the purse. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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