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Rh constructed of medallions of Pratábgarh or Ratlám enamels. Necklets, rosaries, and watch chains of enamelled balls are also made. As the plaques used as brooches afford good surfaces for enamelling, the designs upon them are bolder than usual."

About sixty years ago, the art of enamelling was introduced in Bengal from Delhi, but it did not take root, and as an industry it has now entirely disappeared from the Province. A specimen of Patna enamel work was sent to. the Calcutta International Exhibition, but no information was supplied.

Mr. Baden Powell, in his book on "Panjáb Manufactures" (1872), mentions Benares as a place which stood next to Jaipur in the art of enamelling. No specimen was, however, sent to the Calcutta or to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Very little enamelling is now done here. What is made is prepared only by order. Enamelling is also executed to a limited extent in Lucknow and Rámpur, but the artists confine their efforts to enamelling plate rather than jewellery.

In the Panjáb enamelled ornaments are made at Delhi, Kangra, Multan, Bhawalpur, Jhang, and Hazara. Delhi work is the most important. Some of the Delhi work is almost equal to that made at Jaipur. It is chiefly employed, as at Jaipur, to decorate the backs of jewelled ornaments of gold, a bright translucent red enamel being always preferred. The enamelling of Multan, Jhang, and Kangra is generally of a dark and light blue colour, the blue vitreous enamel being the most common. Mr. Kipling states:—"Red and yellow are not so often seen, and the colours, though true vitreous enamel, are opaque. It might be described as Champlevé in so far as that the enamel is laid in hollows between raised lines of metal. These are, however, produced by