Glassware and pottery and other ceramics are not meant to shatter.
Vintage fabrics, particularly silk are not meant to shatter--but they do. Sunlight and handling can make vintage fabrics shred-- called shattering in the textile trade.
What is it about french fabrics? This is a silk banner, hand painted, date 1947 from Nice France. I have seen these types of banners over the years--usually commissioned for festivals. This one has metallic fringe and gorgeous hand painted flowers. These are very prone to shattering or shredding. Keeping them out of sunlight is a good thing. Some people frame them--but then they become rather static, instead of giving the original banner feel.
There are good shatters and bad shatters.
Bad shatter. Why do these terracotta pot under trays always break? I guess because they are made out of terracotta.
French butter croissant. GOOD shatter. It's not a real croissant I understand, unless the crust does shatter. Crispy shards that fall off the crust and then the moist inside--all musts for an authentic croissant.
The freezer case at Trader Jo has terrific bake your own croissants. From France. OK--not locally sourced food. Who cares? Definitely cheaper than an airline ticket. Trader Jo can make us all world travelers.
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