Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Early 19th Century This beautifully carved Indian dowry

This beautifully carved Indian dowry chest is an exquisitely fine example of a majus dowry chest

These decorative Indian dishes are carved in a Mughal inspired Boteh design

but this one still has the original opening hatches

domed lids with finials

This hundred year old carved stone bowl from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan makes a perfect bird bath

Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Early 19th Century This beautifully carved Indian dowryThis antique Indian textile printing block was hand carved in Jaipur for the traditional craft of block printing. Its elegant repeating design of elongated leaves and trailing stems reflects the natural forms that have inspired Indian textile patterns for centuries. Used with natural vegetable dyes, blocks such as this were stamped by hand onto cotton fabrics to create beautifully layered, repeating designs. Every printing block began as a solid piece