Principles of decorative design . H.\ l:i<J Damascene work is of great interest. Metal of one colour is inlnid into metalof another colour. India produces, i)erha])s, the rarest examples of this kind of work,the Indians being experts at this manufacture; but the Indian work consists chieflyof silver inlaid in iron. This mode of work seems to be capable of producing manybeautiful effects, as all «hohave examined the large inlaidhookahs of India will admit. Havuig chosen a form fora vessel, the next question withwhich we ha\e to deal is, willit require a handle and spout ?It is curious
Principles of decorative design . H.\ l:i<J Damascene work is of great interest. Metal of one colour is inlnid into metalof another colour. India produces, i)erha])s, the rarest examples of this kind of work,the Indians being experts at this manufacture; but the Indian work consists chieflyof silver inlaid in iron. This mode of work seems to be capable of producing manybeautiful effects, as all «hohave examined the large inlaidhookahs of India will admit. Havuig chosen a form fora vessel, the next question withwhich we ha\e to deal is, willit require a handle and spout ?It is curious that while theposition of a spout and handlein relation to a vessel is go-verned by a simple natural law, we yet rarely find them placed as they should be. This is the more curious,as a vessel may become practically of great weight, owing to the handle beingmisplaced. A pound weight is easily lifted, but when applied to the shorter end of thesteel-yai-d. it will balance a hundredweight. If this principle is applied to a tea-pot. Fig. IW.
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