{"product_id":"zeenat-tray-in-metal","title":"'Zeenat' Tray in Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zeenat tray belongs to the North Indian decorated metalware tradition — a craft practice of applying surface ornament to metal forms to produce objects that serve daily life while carrying decorative weight. The technique combines a metal base with a painted or lacquered surface print, sealed to produce a waterproof, durable finish. North Indian metalware centres — particularly Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, which has been a centre of metal craft production since the Mughal period — have long combined the skills of the metal worker with the decorative vocabulary of the painter and printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painted surface on Zeenat draws from the ornamental tradition of North Indian decorative art — the multicolour print vocabulary that characterises the decorated objects made for daily domestic and ceremonial use. Zeenat in Arabic and Urdu names adornment itself: the quality of beauty applied to something, the decoration that makes an object more than merely functional. The name holds the principle that ornamenting a daily object is an act of intention — that the decorative metal tray brought to the table deserves the same care as the objects placed upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tray is individually handcrafted with a painted surface; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces as a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in metal with a painted surface. Variations in colour tone and print placement are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192754167831,"sku":null,"price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_4_03ee5063-a6d3-43a4-8b7b-402c5f9d81d4.svg?v=1780679313","url":"https:\/\/www.brahmcollection.com\/products\/zeenat-tray-in-metal","provider":"Brahm Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}