India Revisited

 If you are the ambassador to India, or just on the executive staff, you will be an instant hit at the next Embassy Ball. In ancient India the paisley design was likened to a twisted tear drop. And the value of the design was determined by the numbers of colors were incorporated. Because of the limitations of the weave, four colors of thread were considered very valuable. I will leave it to you to count the number of baked enamel colors in this beautiful, multi colored and intricately laid out paisley enamel purse. The paisley swirls and crystals, the multi colored enamel are baked in, one color at a time. It is a slow process, all by hand, but the results are like nothing ever seen before.

You may be afraid to carry such an eye-catching accessory, for fear it will be stolen. But all of the admirers around you will guard it with their lives. Besides it is small enough to carry around on its wrist strap without getting in the way, you want everyone to see it, don’t you?