Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: image of a trumpeter on a horse; Reverse: horse-drawn carriage. Double-sided, rectangular mould; on one side, a horseman in a parade uniform from the Napoleonic era, playing a trumpet, dressed in a long caftan with epaulettes and braid, trousers with a stripe and long boots; the horse bears a decorative row and a saddle decorated with a floral motif; below is an extensive ornament of flowers, leaves and geometric motifs. On the other side: a two-wheeled covered horse-drawn carriage with a driver on the box wearing a caftan and a high hat; a single horse is harnessed to the carriage; below is an extensive ornament of geometric and plant motifs. One edge engraved: j. Glauer.1828: No 1 signature of the manufacturer or owner and the date; on the other edge: Zum. Andenken. Dated 1828. Materials/genre: gingerbread mould; decorative folk motifs; iconography: carriages, horse rider, male figures, historical costume, military uniform, floral and plant ornaments. Place/region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 42.7 cm, width 24.3 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A rectangular dark brown wooden block lies flat on a light gray surface, showing a carved scene of a horse and a wheeled carriage in relief; the carving includes a horse figure with harness details and a carriage with patterned canopy and spoke wheels, and the block's edges show wear and small abrasions with a few areas of lighter brown where the wood is worn.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_306

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1017.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse image trumpeter horse Reverse horse-drawn carriage Double-sided rectangular mould side horseman parade uniform Napoleonic era playing trumpet dressed long caftan epaulettes braid trousers stripe long boots horse bears decorative row saddle decorated floral motif extensive ornament flowers leaves geometric motifs two-wheeled covered driver box wearing caftan high hat single horse harnessed carriage geometric plant motifs edge engraved j Glauer.1828 No 1 signature manufacturer owner date edge Zum Andenken Dated 1828 Materials genre gingerbread mould decorative folk motifs iconography carriages horse rider male figures historical costume military uniform floral plant ornaments Place region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 42.7 cm width 24.3 cm depth 3.7 cm rectangular dark brown wooden block lies flat light gray surface showing carved scene wheeled carriage relief carving includes horse figure harness details patterned canopy spoke wheels block's edges wear small abrasions areas lighter brown wood worn.