Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold; obverse: seven motifs — a heart, a rooster, a dog in front of a kennel, a woman and a man in 19th-century costume, a wild boar, a lamb, and a fish; reverse: an image of a fish covered with scales. 19th century, Province of Silesia; height 28.5 cm, width 10.7 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A rectangular wooden plank with a carved fish motif in relief, showing detailed overlapping scales and a visible head and tail, with a worn and rough texture across the surface; one end of the plank appears damaged and crumbled with irregular holes and a fragmented edge, while the rest shows tool marks, indentations, and small circular blemishes; colors visible include shades of brown on the wood, darker brown in carved recesses, and patches of gray and muted ochre on the damaged area, all set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_211

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold obverse seven motifs heart rooster dog front kennel woman man 19th-century costume wild boar lamb fish reverse image fish covered scales 19th century Province Silesia height 28.5 cm width 10.7 cm depth 5.5 cm rectangular wooden plank carved fish motif relief showing detailed overlapping scales visible head tail worn rough texture across surface plank damaged crumbled irregular holes fragmented edge rest tool marks indentations small circular blemishes colors visible include shades brown wood darker brown carved recesses patches gray muted ochre damaged area set pale gray background.