Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: 6 representations; reverse: 11 images of human and animal figures. Rectangular form, double-sided; five motifs on one side including the alphabet, two babies in swaddling clothes, a skull, and two horses standing opposite each other. Reverse: three human figures placed on bases — two male figures and one female — each shown in two versions front and back; also animals: a dog, a rooster, and a sheep, appearing in pairs and placed on bases. Edge engraved with inscription F. Glauer: signature of the maker or owner of the mold and the date 1820. Gingerbread mould, woodcarved; folk art, zoomorphic and human motifs; iconography includes running dog, roosters, lamb, skull. Date: 1820. Place: Province of Silesia. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 20.4 cm, depth 2.7 cm. Role/, A vertically oriented rectangular block with rounded corners, showing a worn brown wooden surface with visible scratches and scuffs, set against a smooth light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (673.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse 6 representations reverse 11 images human animal figures Rectangular form double-sided five motifs side alphabet two babies swaddling clothes skull two horses standing opposite Reverse three human figures placed bases two male figures female shown two versions front back also animals dog rooster sheep appearing pairs placed Edge engraved inscription F Glauer signature maker owner mold date 1820 Gingerbread mould woodcarved folk art zoomorphic human motifs iconography includes running dog roosters lamb Date 1820 Place Province Silesia Dimensions height 11 cm width 20.4 cm depth 2.7 cm Role vertically oriented rectangular block rounded corners showing worn brown wooden surface visible scratches scuffs set smooth light gray background.