Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: bison; Side B: three figures — a bachelor in early 19th-century costume with hat, justokor, knee-breeches and high boots; a baby in swaddling clothes adorned with a plant twig; and a fish with an elongated, scaled body. Rectangular wooden mould, edge engraved with the date 1806 and, in the middle of the date, the letter S against an anchor manufacturer/gingerbread maker mark. Materials/genre: gingerbread mould, decorative/folk art; motifs: figurative scenes, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, Striding Bull iconography, historical costume. Date: 1806. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 4.3 cm. Maker unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker., A rectangular vertical block with rounded corners and worn surfaces, showing a brown and tan wooden grain with darker brown streaks and a few thin cracks, set against a smooth light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_207

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77.2Mb (973.1Kb) / 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 knee-breeches high boots baby swaddling clothes adorned plant twig fish elongated scaled body Rectangular wooden mould edge engraved date 1806 middle date letter S anchor manufacturer gingerbread maker mark Materials genre gingerbread mould decorative folk art motifs figurative scenes human figures zoomorphic motifs Striding Bull iconography historical costume Date 1806 Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 19.5 cm width 10.5 cm depth 4.3 cm Maker unknown woodcarver gingerbread maker rectangular vertical block rounded corners worn surfaces showing brown tan wooden grain darker brown streaks thin cracks set smooth light gray background.