Jashan Cutwork and Hammered Brass Tray
$80.00
A tray made for occasions — jashan means celebration, and this is the one you bring out when there's something to mark. Twelve inches across, it's hammered by hand at the centre and cut into a border of flowers at the rim, then raised on small feet. Made in brass...
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.
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.
Jashan Cutwork and Hammered Brass Tray
$80.00
