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 long-bodied scaled fish. Rectangular wooden mould with engraved date 1806; letter S superimposed on an anchor manufacturer's or maker's mark. Materials: wood; function: form for gingerbread. Style/ motifs: figurative scenes, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, folk art/folk customs, Striding Bull iconography. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 4.3 cm. Date: 1806. Place/region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Maker: unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker., A rectangular block of wood with rounded corners suspended against a smooth light gray background, the wood showing a range of brown tones from light to dark with visible grain patterns, several narrow dark cracks and lines running across its surface, and subtle areas of darker brown staining and wear around the edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_208

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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 long-bodied scaled fish Rectangular wooden mould engraved date 1806 letter S superimposed anchor manufacturer's maker's mark Materials wood function form gingerbread Style motifs figurative scenes human figures zoomorphic motifs folk art folk customs Striding Bull iconography Dimensions height 19.5 cm width 10.5 cm depth 4.3 cm Date 1806 Place region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Maker unknown woodcarver gingerbread maker rectangular block rounded corners suspended smooth light gray background wood showing range brown tones dark visible grain patterns several narrow dark cracks lines running across surface subtle areas darker brown staining wear edges.