COLLECTION STORY

Inspired by the 400-year-old Big Banyan Tree in Ramohalli, Bengaluru, a city in the South of India, the 'Banyan Marvels' is a collection capturing the facets of its holy leaf draped in pastel shades of fern & tea green and chestnut strokes. Spreading its aerial roots along with to the earthly grains of ground, the tree is known to symbolize longevity and is still used as a source of shade in many villages, wearing an aura of strength and life in its branches and holiness imbibed in its leaves The collection is a range of tableware including bowls, mugs, plates and kullads as well as bathroom accessory sets, handcrafted by skilled craftspeople trailing back to the dwellings of Uttar Pradesh. The details of the holy tree are perfectly merged into the beautiful handpainted Banyan leaf imprint with the contrasting dark brown pattern on rims, laden out beautifully on the products, hand glazed to garnish the insides of your home with an aroma of sanctity and spirituality.

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DESCRIPTION

The 'Banyan-Leaves Martban' from the collection 'Banyan Marvels', is a set of 2 Salt & Pepper Shakers each of 80 ML, handmade & handglazed in Ceramic by Indian artisans, ideal to be used for storing and serving salt & pepper to your guests. The set comes in an elegant tea green colour with hand-painted banyan tree leaves on them with brown coloured edges. This set is lead free as well as microwave and dishwasher safe.

 

FEATURES:

- Handmade in India by Artisans.
- The shakers depict beautifully hand-painted banyan tree leaves on the outside with a dark brown pattern on rims.
- Ideal for storing and serving salt & pepper.
- Inspired by the 400 year old Big Banyan Tree of Bengaluru, a city in South of India.
- The shakers comes with a lid at the bottom.
- The product is microwave and dishwasher safe.
- The product is lead free.
- Comes with 1 Salt Shaker & 1 Pepper Shaker.
- Handmade in Ceramic.
- Comes in a handglazed glossy finish.
- Hand-painted Depicting Banyan Leaves with Handglazed Studio Pottery fired at 1200 degree celsius.
- Comes in Tea Green colour with brown imprints.
- Comes in 2.2" (L) , 2.2" (W), 2.5" (H) Inch in size.
- The volume of each Shaker is 80 ML.
- The weight of each Shaker is 130 grams.

SPECIFICATIONS

SKU:
EL-005-735

ART TYPE:
Hand-painted Depicting Banyan Leaves with Handglazed Studio Pottery fired at 1200 degree celsius

MATERIAL:
Ceramic

DIMENSIONS:
(L * W * H) = (2.2 * 2.2 * 2.5) Inch

COLOUR:
Tea Green

PRODUCT WEIGHT: 
260 grams

PACKAGE CONTENT:
2 Salt & Pepper Shakers

NOTE:
- The hand-painting on the ceramic will not wear away.
- This is not a Bone China product.
- There could be a slight variation in the glazing/color/finish on the product, as the glazing is done inside the furnace fired at 1200 degree celsius to make the product sturdy and due to the natural property of the studio glaze it is impossible to predict the color of the glazing/finish which will eventually come on the product after the firing process.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Use Mild Detergent.
2. Avoid using Abrasive material for cleaning.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The material used in these products is stoneware clay which is manipulated by hand and then fired at temperatures of 1280 degree celsius. After that, it is dipped in Green Copper Glaze, painted on with leaf-patterned designs and fired at 1200 degree celsius to mature the glaze.