This is one of a pair of silver urns at the City Palace, it was made from melting silver coins into a sheet and it took two men two years to form it, there are no solder joins they are just silver sheet hammered into shape. They were made to carry water from the Gangees 1902 when Maharaja Madho Singh II went to England for King Edward's coronation, he had them made so he could carry enough sacred Ganges water with him to bathe every day for four months! The urns measure five feet high and are considered to be the largest silver objects in the world
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These urns are amazing and I was lucky enough to see them a few years ago - the height of luxury to have your own huge silver urns to carry water. That's maharajahs for you! The famous beautiful pink of Jaipur can be seen on the walls and makes me want to go there. I think it's great to see ZigZag showing us how the jewellery is made and the craftsmanship that's evident in the both the urns and the jewellery.
ReplyDeleteJaipur is obviously a very beautiful place and I am sure that the jewellery collection that you bring back for us will compliment this magical place. The pictures are wonderful and thank you, Julie, for letting us feel that we are there with you. Hurry home with your new found treasures.
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