The utensils, both of clay and metal in domestic use by the natives of India are remarkable for their admirable symmetry and classical forms. The metallic vessels are often elaborately engraved.
990. |
A pewter vessel, Madras. |
991. |
A pewter vessel, Madras. |
992. |
A pewter vessel, Madras. |
993. |
A pewter vessel, Madras. |
994. |
A zinc hookah and apparatus, comprising stand, two stems, and the chillum of clay, Nepal. |
995. |
A zinc water-bottle, with small top, Hyderabad, Deccan. |
996. |
A brass spittoon, Madras. |
997. |
A brass drinking vessel, Madras. |
998. |
A brass drinking vessel, with dragon's head spout, Madras. |
999. |
A brass hookah bottom, Madras. |
1000. |
A brass basin, Travancore, Madras. |
1001. |
A brass "jumboo," used for holding water, Madras.
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1002. |
A brass "jumboo," small, Madras. |
1003. |
A brass "jumboo," Calcutta. |
1004. |
A brass vessel, for holding preserved betel nuts, Calcuta. |
1005. |
A brass plate, large, for holding sweetmeats, Calcutta. |
1006. |
A brass dish, rounded, for holding sweetmeats, Travancore. |
1007. |
A brass dish, rounded, and burnished on each side, Travancore, Madras. |
1008. |
A brass dish, on three feet, for sweetmeats, Travancore. |
1009. |
A brass bell, Tanjore, Madras. |
1010. |
A brass bell, small, Nepal. |
1011. |
A copper "Jumboo," used for holding water, Madras. |