Crafted in India from a lustrous silk-blend textile, this pillow cover is embellished by hand with traditional Zardozi-inspired metallic embroidery. Fine metallic threads, beads, and raised details form a small jewel-like motif, close in style to its sibling pair in this collection, against the warm gold silk ground. Rooted in centuries-old Indian decorative arts, Zardozi embroidery was historically associated with courtly garments and ceremonial textiles; here the technique is interpreted in a contemporary decorative format, bringing subtle texture and a sense of collected luxury to an interior. Finished with contrasting piping, a tailored silhouette, and button closure, each pillow varies slightly due to the handmade embroidery.

Origin: India
Material: Silk blend
Technique: Hand-applied Zardozi-style metallic embroidery, small motif
Size: 18"(W) x 18"(H), sold as a pair
Color: Warm gold ground, gold and multi-tone metallic embroidery, contrast piping
Closure: Button closure
Insert: Down-blend insert included
Condition: New. Natural variations in the handmade embroidery are characteristic and expected, not a flaw.

A pair of contemporary Indian silk-blend pillow covers with a small hand-worked Zardozi metallic motif on a warm gold ground.

Q: How can I tell hand-applied Zardozi from a machine-embroidered imitation? A: Genuine hand-applied Zardozi shows slight irregularity in the coil spacing and bead placement under close inspection, along with a raised, dimensional feel, machine embroidery tends to be perfectly uniform and lies flatter against the fabric.

• **Please bear in mind that colors of products shown may vary slightly from their original color due to monitor display settings or photography studio.