THE DEVELOPMENT OF SILVERWARE AND GOLDWARE CULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE RATTANAKOSIN ERA INCREASED TO CREATE ADDED VALUE OF PRODUCTS

Abstract

The purposed of this research were to study the development of silverware and goldware products culturally during the Rattanakosin era to increase the value of the product; to examine the demand and satisfaction for silverware and goldware products during the Rattanakosin era; to develop and create silverware and goldware cultural products in the Rattanakosin era from Thai wisdom of fine arts. This is a mixed method research. The target group provide qualitative information including 10 silverware and goldware and Thailand cultural experts – target group of quantitative contributors including 45 persons in cultural silverware and goldware user. Using the method of selecting a purposive sampling. The research instruments used to collect data are interview guide and rating scale questionnaires. Qualitative data analysis by content analysis. Statistics used to analyze quantitative data include averages and standard deviations.

The results revealed that guidelines for the development of Rattanakosin era cultural silverware and goldware products to increase the value of the product consists of steps – draft shapes, shapes and structures, pattern design, melt the metal in the crucible, iron the metal using heat and cleaning, forming size according to shape, shape, pattern edging and nudge, collect stripes and stripes to get the desired dimension, and assemble the workpiece accordingly. The demand overall is high level and development and construction based on Thai wisdom in fine arts, the product is unique and produces the added value of silverware and goldware. For comments on silverware and cultural goldware during the Rattanakosin era as a whole, the overall level is also high as well.