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Thewa comes from two words of the local dialect, ‘Tharna’ – meaning to hammer (to get thin foils of gold from a very small quantity of the metal) and ‘Vada’ – meaning silver wire (which in the loop form makes the resting foundation for the main piece), both being the most important aspects of the art.

Thewa is a special art of jewelry making that involves embossing intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It evolved in the Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan India. Its origin dates back to the Mughal age. Other Origin: THEWA is a word from the local Rajasthani language which literally means “SETTING”. Thewa is thus an art of fusing 23ct gold with multicolored glass. It is a very detailed and intricate process that takes several days to complete one article.