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100			_aDehejia, Vidya
245		0	_aDelight In Design : Indian Silver for the Raj
260			_aAhmedabad _bMapin Publishing _c2008
300			_a224 _c24.84 x 2.11 x 30.05 cm _rHardbound
504			_aThis is a richly illustrated volume that focuses on the remarkably ornamented silverware produced by Indian craftsmen during the period of the British Raj. Silversmiths created elegant silver tea services, bowls, wine and water ewers, beer mugs, and goblets to adorn the sideboard or mantelpiece in a British Raj home, creating European forms fulfilling European requirements. These same silversmiths then adopted a unique manner of embellishing these objects with a variety of different motifs that reflect local taste and carry a recognizably local pattern. This book carries a set of five essays that explore different facets of the production and consumption of Indian silver for the Raj. It considers the silverware in terms of its clearly distinguishable regional styles, which is prefaced by two thematic sections, one on calling card cases and the other on tea services, which demonstrate its wide prevalence. The visual presentation of the silverware does justice to it dazzling quality.
650			_aAntiques
650			_aArt
650			_aArt history
650			_aCollectables
650			_aCommercial art
650			_aExhibition collection
650			_aIndia
650			_aSilverwork
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