Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls 45 x 10 x 10

45 x 10 x 10 (wxdxh cms)

Also known as a Paisley design from Kashmir shawls

This has the original painting

Date: 19th Century

Made from riveted iron from Punjab

Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls 45 x 10 x 10This antique brass chapati box dates to around 1920 and would once have been used in Rajasthan for storing and transporting chapati (wheat flatbread) and naan. Circular in form with a hinged clasp fastening, it reflects the traditional style of Indian lunch boxes that were both practical and enduring. Unlike the more elaborately engraved examples, this chapati box is plainer in design, its charm lying in the simplicity of its form, the bold loop