Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: group of musicians. Reverse: three fish. Double-sided, rectangular form; on one side a group of three musicians in costumes typical of the 17th–18th centuries—hat, justaucorps, culottes and stockings—the first playing a double bass, the second a trumpet and the third a violin, with floral and plant decoration at the bottom. Reverse: three stylized elongated fish covered with scales, shown in profile and arranged in a row. Gingerbread mould; decorative art; folk motifs and zoomorphic/plant ornaments. Early 19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 21.5 cm, width 15 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden beam with a worn, textured surface in dark brown is centered against a smooth light gray background; the wood shows visible grain patterns and small areas of lighter brown and faint scuff marks, with a slightly rounded top and bottom and a small dark spot on one face.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_288

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77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse group musicians Reverse three fish Double-sided rectangular form side three musicians costumes typical 17th–18th centuries hat justaucorps culottes stockings first playing double bass second trumpet third violin floral plant decoration bottom three stylized elongated fish covered scales shown profile arranged row Gingerbread mould decorative art folk motifs zoomorphic plant ornaments Early 19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 21.5 cm width 15 cm depth 2.8 cm vertical rectangular wooden beam worn textured surface dark brown centered smooth light gray background wood visible grain patterns small areas lighter brown faint scuff marks slightly rounded top small dark spot face.