Brass Cutwork Moon Dish
The same crescent that opens Ramzan, brought to the table in brass — and lit from the inside, throwing its pattern in light across the cloth. It's cut by hand in brass in Lahore, the open work throwing shadows as much as it holds light. Made for the Ramzan table...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Used in this pieceEngraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
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Copper Floral, Silver Honeycomb, Gold Honeycomb, Silver GeoFlora, Gold GeoFlora, Silver Circular Bloom |
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