A button from India , made in Thewa technique

Theva work (‘theva’ means ‘setting’) was a specialty of Raj Soni goldsmiths from Partabargh in Rajasthan. They were men, all from one large, extended family. The technique involved incising and then cutting out small scenes and images from thin 24 carat gold. This was then fused onto glass behind which green and sometimes red foil was attached. The whole is then held in place by silver or in the case here, gold, mounts. Typically, theva work shows village scenes, hunting scenes, or Hindu deities.

2,27 grams, diameter 19mm
Silver, gold foil and green glass

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