Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: bison; Side B: three representations — a bachelor in early 19th-century costume hat, justokor, artificial trousers, high boots, a baby in swaddling clothes decorated with a plant twig, and a fish with an elongated, scaled body. Rectangular wooden mould with the date 1806 engraved on the edge; the middle of the date shows the letter S against an anchor manufacturer/gingerbread maker mark. Materials: wood; function: gingerbread mould; style/subject: figurative scenes, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, folk art, historical costume; dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 4.3 cm. Place/period: Silesia, 1806., woodcarver or gingerbread maker., A rectangular wooden panel with a carved relief of an animal spanning most of its surface; the carving depicts a shaggy-bodied creature with curved horns, a textured coat, a mane of flowing carved lines, and visible legs and hooves standing on a decorated base with carved floral motifs. The wood shows rich brown and warm reddish-brown tones with darker carved recesses and some lighter worn areas; the background behind the panel is a smooth gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_204

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A bison Side B three representations bachelor early 19th-century costume hat justokor artificial trousers high boots baby swaddling clothes decorated plant twig fish elongated scaled body Rectangular wooden mould date 1806 engraved edge middle date letter S anchor manufacturer gingerbread maker mark Materials wood function gingerbread mould style subject figurative scenes human figures zoomorphic motifs folk art historical costume dimensions height 19.5 cm width 10.5 cm depth 4.3 cm Place period Silesia 1806 woodcarver gingerbread maker rectangular wooden panel carved relief animal spanning surface carving depicts shaggy-bodied creature curved horns textured coat mane flowing carved lines visible legs hooves standing decorated base carved floral motifs rich brown warm reddish-brown tones darker recesses lighter worn areas background panel smooth gray.