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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 197292, member: 36"]Someone else mentioned textiles. Sometimes it's the feel of the fabric; I can tell vintage velvets from those made in the 80s or even later with my fingers. It works with antique cottons too, although prints can often be dated from the colors and design style. It's hard to translate that into 'how do you know'. My grandmother put a needle in my hand when I was five; it went from there.</p><p><br /></p><p>A kid once asked me how I studied for the SATs. I told him I read every book I got my hands on from the age of five on up. Worked fine. Math was a little harder.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It's the same with antiques; you have to get your hands on good, so-so and lousy examples and just learn to "read" them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 197292, member: 36"]Someone else mentioned textiles. Sometimes it's the feel of the fabric; I can tell vintage velvets from those made in the 80s or even later with my fingers. It works with antique cottons too, although prints can often be dated from the colors and design style. It's hard to translate that into 'how do you know'. My grandmother put a needle in my hand when I was five; it went from there. A kid once asked me how I studied for the SATs. I told him I read every book I got my hands on from the age of five on up. Worked fine. Math was a little harder.:-) It's the same with antiques; you have to get your hands on good, so-so and lousy examples and just learn to "read" them.[/QUOTE]
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