Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: bison. Side B: three figures — 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 date includes the letter S over an anchor manufacturer or gingerbread maker's mark. Gingerbread mould; folk art/folk customs; zoomorphic and figurative motifs; Striding Bull iconography. Dated 1806. Province of Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918. Form. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 4.3 cm., woodcarver or gingerbread maker., A long vertical wooden plank with a smooth, worn surface in brown tones against a plain light gray background; the plank shows a few carved grooves and shallow round holes along its center, areas of darker and lighter brown from wear, and some subtle scratches and dents.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_206

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A bison Side B three figures 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 date includes letter S anchor manufacturer gingerbread maker's mark Gingerbread mould folk art folk customs zoomorphic figurative motifs Striding Bull iconography Dated 1806 Province Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 Form Dimensions height 19.5 cm width 10.5 cm depth 4.3 cm woodcarver gingerbread maker long vertical wooden plank smooth worn surface brown tones plain light gray background plank carved grooves shallow round holes center areas darker lighter brown wear subtle scratches dents.