A large plate of Jaipur enamel, said to be the largest ever made, was presented to the Prince of Wales. A unique and beautiful specimen of the same kind of enamel is the Kalamdan, or pen-and-ink stand in the shape of an Indian gondola (Fig. 109). The stern is formed of a peacock’s head and body, the tail of which decorates in brilliant enamels the underneath part of the boat. [Illustration: Fig. 109.—Enamelled Pen-and-Ink Stand; Jaipur. (B.)] The canopy of the ink receptacle has green, blue, coral, and ruby enamels laid on a gold foundation. The vase, or Sarai (Fig. 110) in possession of Lady Wyatt is a fine example of Cashmere enamel, on which the shawl pattern may be seen. [Illustration: Fig. 110.—Enamelled Sarai; Punjaub. (B.)] A kind of enamel is made at Pertabghar in Rajputana, which consists in covering a plate of burnished gold with a rich green enamel, and placing on the surface while it is hot thin plates of gold ornaments, which are fastened to the enamel by heat; afterwards these gold plates are engraved elaborately with incised lines, so as to bring out the design. Sometimes the enamel itself is engraved, and an easily fused gold amalgam is rubbed into the incised lines, and fused to form the decoration. Persian enamels are applied mostly to the heads of “Kalians,” or tobacco water-pipes, jewellery, and coffee-cup holders. The foundations are gold or copper. A large tray enamelled on copper on both sides is in the Kensington Museum. It is decorated with flowers of various colours on a white ground, and has an Armenian inscription with the date A.D. 1776, and comes from Ispahan. In most Persian enamels the grounds are usually of a white or light tint, with brightly coloured flowers as decoration. CHAPTER III. IVORY CARVINGS. In the former part of this work we have noticed the ivory carvings of the ancient world, and it is proposed in the following pages to give an outline of ivory carvings of the Middle Ages and of the comparatively modern periods. One of the oldest and most important works in ivory carving of the sixth century is the celebrated Chair of St. Maximinian, now preserved in the metropolitan church of Ravenna. It is entirely overlaid with plates of ivory, and has five upright panels in the front and below the seat which are carved with figure subjects. The legs and back are overlaid with ivory plates, carved with animals, foliage, and figures, and on the rail in front of the seat is carved the Archbishop’s monogram. It is altogether a very fine and rich piece of Romanesque work.