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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Meenakari |
| Weight (g) | 18.00 |
| Colour | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
A small five-petalled flower in black enamel sits at the lobe, and beneath it hangs a petite jhumka with black meenakari panels around the bell and a fine row of pearls at the rim.
Meenakari is almost always done in green, red, blue and white — black is uncommon, and it behaves quite differently. Those colours sit alongside gold as another colour; black sits behind it, so the gold outlines of the pattern appear to float against a dark ground rather than sitting next to a bright one. The effect is sharper and more graphic than traditional meena, and it is why black-enamel pieces go with Western clothes in a way that red-and-green meena rarely does.
Everything here is scaled down. The flower stud is small enough to sit neatly on the lobe rather than covering it, the bell is noticeably narrower than a standard jhumka, and the pearls are fine seedpearls rather than the larger drops used on statement pieces. That restraint is deliberate — the black enamel is already a strong element, and at full jhumka scale it would be a great deal of black.
These are the rare jhumkas you can wear with a shirt and trousers as easily as with a kurta. Black and white, charcoal, navy and ivory all work. Hair up or down — at this size they read either way.
Office, daily wear, daytime functions, festivals and travel.
Very light. The scale is small throughout and the bell is hollow, so these are genuinely all-day earrings rather than occasion pieces.
This piece is brass finished with a gold-tone plating rather than solid gold, which is what keeps the price where it is and the weight low enough for comfortable wear. Plating is a surface rather than a bulk property, so how long it lasts depends almost entirely on what it is exposed to. Perfume, hairspray, sweat, soap and chlorinated water all shorten its life; a dry cloth after wearing and a closed pouch between wearings extend it considerably.
Put these on after perfume, hairspray and foundation. Wipe with a dry soft cloth after wearing and use a dry soft brush between the pearl drops and inside the bell, where a cloth cannot reach. Hang or lay them flat in a pouch so the fringe is not crushed, and never use toothpaste, bleach or an ultrasonic cleaner.
Type: Petite jhumka earrings. Metal: Brass. Finish: Gold-tone plating with black meenakari enamel. Work: Enamelled flower stud over a small enamelled bell with seedpearl fringe. Closure: Post and butterfly back.
Weight is what decides whether an earring gets worn twice. These are hollow plated brass rather than solid metal, so a shape that looks substantial in a photograph sits lightly on the lobe — which is the whole reason a large traditional earring can be worn through a wedding without the piercing complaining by the end of it. If you are used to small studs, expect to feel the length for the first hour and then stop noticing it.
Costume jewellery earns its place by letting you wear a shape you would never commission in precious metal. The designs here come out of a tradition centuries old; the materials do not pretend to, and we do not describe them as though they did.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Meenakari |
| Weight (grams) | 18.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU9-814A9DBEC4 |
