About Thai Nielloware Thom
Nakhon Si Thammarat nielloware — *kruang thom* — is hammered sterling-silver vessels filled with a shiny black niello alloy of sulphur, copper, silver and lead. The bright silver *kranok* flame-scrollwork stands proud against the deep black inlay, and that contrast is the entire identity.
This design system distils the craft into a screen language: a glossy black niello ground, polished silver line work, engraved scroll borders, and inscriptional serif type. Silver-on-black monochrome — never gilt, never paper.
- Origin
- Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand
- Era
- pre-1900 (royal-patronised southern Thai craft; living tradition today)
- Key figures
- Master niello (thom) silversmiths of Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Movements
- Thai niello inlay craft · Southeast Asian engraved metalwork
Thai Nielloware Thom design spec
Colors
Typography
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