Described as 'rangeen kaanch pe sone ka kaam' or gold work on colored glass, Thewa is essentially a form of quasi-enameling where a silver wire frame is covered with delicately patterned gold leaf and sunk into a softened layer of colored glass or enamel. This traditional Rajasthani art of infusing 23-karat gold with gemstones and multicolored glass has an intricate and elaborate process in which the entire piece of jewelry is handmade and can take more than a month's time.

The motifs of olden times reflect the lifestyles of the patrons - hunting scenes with elephants and palanquins, deer, peacocks and lions, Maharana Pratap riding his illustrious horse Chetak, soldiers engaged in war, Krishna with the Gopis etc.