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Before then, the artisans almost certainly produced steel weapons and armour that was similarly overlaid (or inlaid) with gold, until the industry was prohibited by the British after their annexation of the Punjab in 1849. This exceptionally fine example of the goldsmith's art was acquired by the donor's grandmother at the Delhi Durbar of 1911, when she was told that the piece was made in 1884.","physicalDescription":"The cusped circular top is overlaid with gold in concentric bands radiating out from a central rosette. The cusped edge is raised from the flat surface of the rest of the top, and has trefoil mouldings marking the intersection of each cusp. The concentric bands contain scrolling ornament and are divided by narrow bands of small solid circles within double lines. The gold decoration is thickly applied to a cross-hatched ground, and some of the motifs are tooled. The top is rivetted to the tall pedestal so that it sits at a slight angle and the joint is slightly loose. 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Tazza\r\nIron, thickly overlaid with gold and silver \r\nSialkot, c. 1884\r\nIS.4-2009\r\n\r\nGiven by the Stuart family\r\n\r\nAfter the ‘annexation’ of the Panjab into British India in 1849, the manufacture of beautifully ornamented arms and armour declined. The craftsmen who had traditionally embellished weapons with silver and gold increasingly decorated domestic artefacts. This dish on stand was acquired by an Englishwoman attending the Delhi Durbar in 1911 as a piece made in 1884. It demonstrates the very high level of craftsmanship of major metalworking centres such as Sialkot, in present-day Pakistan.\r\n\r\n","date":{"text":"2009","earliest":"2009-01-01","latest":"2009-12-31"}},{"text":"TAZZA\r\nSteel, overlaid with gold and silver\r\nPunjab, probably Sialkot\r\nc. 1884\r\nIS.4-2009\n\r\nGiven by the Stuart family\r\nAfter the British took over the Punjab in 1849 they prohibited craftsmen from making steel weapons. Instead, the craftsmen were to make items for domestic use. In Sialkot (now in Pakistan) they were famous for decorating steel with gold in a technique called kuftkari, or ‘beaten work’. They hammered fine gold wires into a cross-hatched ground to create sinuous lines, or solid motifs if the wires are laid closely together.","date":{"text":"27/9/2013","earliest":"2013-09-27","latest":"2013-09-27"}}],"partNumbers":["IS.4-2009"],"accessionNumberNum":"4","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":2009,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-09-26","recordCreationDate":"2009-07-22","availableToBook":false}}