Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: figure of a lady in a decorative, pleated early 19th-century dress holding a bouquet of roses; Side B: stylised fish shown in profile, covered with scales. Rectangular wooden mould, double-sided. Edge engraved with date 1808 with the letter S over an anchor mark of the woodcarver/gingerbread maker and owner of the form., wood; decorative folk motifs, historical costume, zoomorphic motif. Maker: unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Origin/provenance: Silesia Province of Silesia, circa 1808. Function: gingerbread mould. Dimensions: height 19.8 cm; width 7.3 cm; depth 4 cm., A worn rectangular wooden surface with rounded corners occupies the image, showing a weathered brown tone with variations of darker and lighter brown patches, small areas of blackish discoloration, and hints of yellowish wear near the top edge; the wood grain and several long cracks and fine scratches run across the surface, and the edges show smoother, slightly darker brown...
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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: figure of a lady in a decorative, pleated early 19th-century dress holding a bouquet of roses; Side B: stylised fish shown in profile, covered with scales. Rectangular wooden mould, double-sided. Edge engraved with date 1808 with the letter S over an anchor mark of the woodcarver/gingerbread maker and owner of the form., wood; decorative folk motifs, historical costume, zoomorphic motif. Maker: unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Origin/provenance: Silesia Province of Silesia, circa 1808. Function: gingerbread mould. Dimensions: height 19.8 cm; width 7.3 cm; depth 4 cm., A worn rectangular wooden surface with rounded corners occupies the image, showing a weathered brown tone with variations of darker and lighter brown patches, small areas of blackish discoloration, and hints of yellowish wear near the top edge; the wood grain and several long cracks and fine scratches run across the surface, and the edges show smoother, slightly darker brown wear against a neutral gray background.

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Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A figure lady decorative pleated early 19th-century dress holding bouquet roses Side B stylised fish shown profile covered scales Rectangular wooden mould double-sided Edge engraved date 1808 letter S anchor mark woodcarver gingerbread maker owner form wood decorative folk motifs historical costume zoomorphic motif Maker unknown woodcarver Origin provenance Silesia Province Silesia circa 1808 Function gingerbread mould Dimensions height 19.8 cm width 7.3 cm depth 4 cm worn rectangular wooden surface rounded corners occupies image showing weathered brown tone variations darker lighter brown patches small areas blackish discoloration hints yellowish wear near top edge wood grain several long cracks fine scratches run across surface edges smoother slightly brown wear neutral gray background.

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