Hammered Copper Thaal
Every old kitchen here had its copper — the pots, the kettles, the wide thaal brought out when the family ate together. This is that tray: plain, hammered, the way it has always been. It's hand-hammered from pure copper in Lahore and sealed with a food-safe lacquer, the texture doing...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Used in this pieceCutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / 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.
