Brass Cutlery Caddy with Floral Cutwork
At a big dinner the cutlery has to live somewhere, and a loose pile never looks laid. This caddy gathers the forks, knives and spoons into one place and carries them down the table. It's made by hand in Lahore in pure brass, the sides pierced in floral cutwork, with...
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.
A Note from Amara
— Amara, Founder · Maeraas
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Silver, Gold |
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