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The
princely states of India demanded enameled jewelry
but also I utensils such as wine-cups, finger
bowls, pillboxes etc., in both silver repossess,
and sometimes studded with jewels.
The craft persons of India excel in this art.
With the evolution of new tools, techniques and
skills, they are now better equipped to cater
to modern tastes.
Fully geared to meet modern market demands, today
the gold and silver plated articles produced are
usually plain or, even when ornamented are devoid
of extensive encrustation.
Portions of silver articles are sometimes covered
with gold water. The designs thus formed are known
as the GangaJamuna pattern from the rivers
Ganga and Jamuna, which meet at Allahabad and
flow together.
Lucknow,
the former seat of the Nawabs of Avadh produces
an extensive range ot gold and silver plated
articles In a multitude of patterns. The designs
resemble those found in Kashmir. Owing
to the strong Islamic influence, still prevailing,
most of the articles are highly ornamented, with
repousses work depicting hunting and jungle scenes
and floral motifs.
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