Pure Pearls Glossary
Thewa
A Rajasthani craft that fuses pierced sheet gold onto coloured glass, producing a stained-glass effect.
Thewa comes from Pratapgarh in Rajasthan and has been made by a single family lineage for around three centuries.
An intricate scene is cut from a sheet of high-purity gold and fused onto molten coloured glass, so light passes through the glass behind the goldwork.
Each piece is made by hand and the designs are usually figurative: court scenes, hunts, deities, florals.
When you are buying
Thewa is a craft purchase, not a gold-weight purchase. Value it on the fineness of the piercing and the story in the panel, and expect to pay for the labour rather than the metal.
Thewa pearl sets
5 pieces in the collection right now, from ₹5,880.
Beautiful Pearl Necklace Set in White Thewa Pendant with Palki Design
SaleRegal White Pearl Necklace With A Turquoise Oval Thewa Pendant
SaleRoyal White Pearl Necklace With A Rani Pink Thewa Pendant
Subtle White Pearl Necklace With A White Oval Thewa Pendant
Elegant White Pearl Necklace With A Blue Thewa Pendant
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