Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: 4 images of human figures and plant motifs; Reverse: 5 images of infants of various sizes. Double-sided, rectangular mould; on one side four motifs: at the top a female figure in a long, patterned dress with a low neckline, below a basket of flowers, even lower a seated young naked man with long hair sitting among flowers and smoking a pipe, at the feet of the figure a skull with crossbones and the inscription MEMENTO MORI, at the very bottom a wreath woven from leaves and flowers. The other side: five images of infants in patterned swaddling clothes. Gingerbread mould, decorative art, folk motifs, wreaths, female figures in rich dresses, floral decorations, allegorical representations, infants, Transience personification. 19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Rectangular form; height 36.5 cm, width 8.8 cm, depth 1.5 cm. Materials: gingerbread mould. Maker, provenance unknown., A long rectangular wooden board lies flat against a pale gray background, its surface showing a natural brown wood color with darker brown carved recesses forming decorative shapes; the board has rounded edges and shows worn areas and subtle scratches in its brown finish, with a few carved relief sections that create textured patterns and raised contours, and the overall scene includes the colors brown and shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_239

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (741.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse 4 images human figures plant motifs Reverse 5 images infants various sizes rectangular mould side four motifs top female figure long patterned dress low neckline basket flowers even lower seated young naked man long hair sitting smoking pipe feet figure skull crossbones inscription MEMENTO MORI bottom wreath woven leaves side five images patterned swaddling clothes Gingerbread mould decorative art folk motifs wreaths female figures rich dresses floral decorations allegorical representations Transience personification 19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Rectangular form height 36.5 cm width 8.8 cm depth 1.5 cm Materials Maker provenance unknown long rectangular wooden board lies flat pale gray background surface showing natural brown wood color darker brown carved recesses forming decorative shapes board rounded edges worn areas subtle scratches brown finish carved relief sections create textured patterns raised contours scene includes colors brown shades gray.