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SILVER FROM THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT 1858-1947

ARTWORK DETAILS

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• Calcutta Large Three Piece Tea Set by Grish Chunder Dutt
• Silver
  c.1900
  
  Width: 30 cm (Teapot)
  Total Weight: 2200 g
• Calcutta was the capital of the province of Bengal, and was for a long period the capital of British India. However, the tradition of silversmithing existed in Bengal much before its European settlement. The "Calcutta style" of design was thought to have been fashioned in response to the desire for a 'local style'. The style was first displayed at the 1883 Calcutta International Exhibition.
  
  Within the Calcutta style there are two main decorative forms; first scenes of local religious traditions, and second scenes of rural village life, which often depict activities such as ploughing and feature working animals such as the ox.
  
  The quality of silver used to produce Calcutta silverware is particularly high; from 1900, artisans in Bengal were able to acquire sterling standard sheet silver which was imported from England, which is likely to have been of a higher purity than the locally produced metals.
  
  One of the largest silverware manufacturers in the Bhowanipore suburb of Calcutta was the firm, Grish Chunder Dutt & Sons. The company was considered one of the most prolific in its field during the 19th and first part of the 20th centuries. A particular design style used by Grish Chunder Dutt & Sons were rural scenes depicting Bengal village life.
• Category: Jewelry
  Style: Figurative
  

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Height of Figure: 6'