Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 153
jaub jewellery is madeof gemmed gold and enamels (Fig 107). The Queenand the Prince of Wales possess many articles that aremasterpieces of Indian enamelling. The Haka stand lentby the Queen to the Indian Museum is a splendid speci-men of translucent painted enamel in green and blue, ofthe Mongol… … Fig. 107.—Necklace ; Punjaub. (B.) is the Kalamdan, or pen-and-ink stand in the shape of an Indian gondola (Fig. 109). ENAMELS. 35 The stern is formed of a peacocks head and body, thetail of which decorates in brilliant enamels the underneathpart of the boat.
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