Bidriware of Hyderabad got worldwide fame. This metal handicraft form was developed in Bidar reoi erstwhile Hyderabad state. So it got the name ‘Bidriware’. The artisans of Bidriware were migrated from l Sultan Ahmed Shah brought this art from Persia to India. The articles manufactured from gun metal (an alls.e Copper and Zinc) are initially painted black and designs are hammered on them with silver or golden fine wires flattened strips.
The makers ofBidriware create designs like flowers, leaves and also geometric designs, stylized poppy plants, human figures etc.
Bidriware is used for making paandars, hookahs, and vases as well as boi ornament boxes, earrings, trays and other jewelry and showpiece items. Bidriware also practiced in North India’s cities of Murshidabad, LuckpóNw and Pye.
