Letter H in Natural Gemstones, Personalised Initial

The letter H, drawn stone by stone in natural gemstones, framed in walnut and standing on its own engraved base. A gift addressed to one person rather than to a household.

Two uprights and a crossbar. Simple to read and unforgiving to make, because the eye knows the shape already and finds any difference between the two sides at once. The stones are graduated so each upright carries the same visual weight, and the crossbar sits exactly where the letter expects it.

Set onto cream suede in the same amethyst, citrine, peridot and blue topaz as our sacred pieces, framed in solid wood, standing on its own engraved base.

Given as a personalised birthday gift, at a namkaran or naming ceremony, for a new baby, or as a keepsake for a child. It sits on a nursery shelf, moves to a desk, and ends up in their own first home. Where a symbol speaks to a household, a letter speaks to one person, which is why it does not read as something bought in bulk.

This is a ready piece, chosen by its letter. There is no box to type into. A full name, a date of birth, or two letters joined into one monogram is drawn to scale first and made as a commission.

This is an object for a room, not a stone to be worn. Made in small numbers in New Delhi, certified, insured and gift boxed.