Abstract
Sethi havelis were constructed by the trading family of the Sethis in the early 19th century near Gor
Khatri, Peshawar. The havelis were decorated internally with naqqashi, aina-kari, gachbori and pinjra-
kari work, which have never been documented properly in terms of the underlying principles of the
decorative designs. This paper attempts to study the motifs of floral bouquets-in-vase of the havelis and
to compare with paradigms of floral motifs in Peshawar dating from the Mughal period. The primary
Objective is to understand the influences and sources Of this motif and to see what hybrids were
developed by the artisans at work in the havelis. The present work analyses the motif in the Sethi havelis
and their origins and the specific meanings they embody.
SAMRA M. KHAN . (2011) Analysis of the Bouquet-in-Vase with fruit motif in the Sethi Havelis vis-a-vis the Paradigms of Decorative Motifs of Mughal India , Pakistan Heritage, Volume 3, Issue 1.
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