Caption

Gingerbread mold with 3 coats of arms and 52 medallions, boards and gingerbread, national emblems, zoomorphic motifs, coats of arms, banners, female busts, decorative art. Rectangular, flat gingerbread mold with representations forming medallions of various sizes, with a wreath-shaped border. Three large medallions, placed one below the other, contain heraldic images: 1. a double-headed eagle under a crown. 2. a quadripartite coat of arms whose fields depict a lion, an eagle, a human figure, and the letter W; in the central field a human head; the coat of arms topped with a crown, above which a female bust and two banners; on the sides of the shield are decorative labres made of plant twigs. 3. a mounted lion facing right. The form's decoration is complemented by 52 small medallions containing images of animals, mostly birds, and anthropomorphic, geometric, and plant motifs. 16th–17th century, utility item., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with a weathered surface showing a grain pattern and worn areas, displaying a range of brown tones from light to dark with some beige and muted yellowish patches, sitting against a smooth gray background; the wood shows scratches, scuffs, small holes, and a narrow vertical split near the bottom edge, with a few darker spots and faint streaks of lighter wear across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_222

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (5.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gingerbread mold 3 coats arms 52 medallions boards gingerbread national emblems zoomorphic motifs coats banners female busts decorative art Rectangular flat mold representations forming medallions various sizes wreath-shaped border Three large medallions placed contain heraldic images 1 double-headed eagle under crown 2 quadripartite coat fields depict lion eagle human figure letter W central field human head coat arms topped female bust two banners sides shield decorative labres plant twigs 3 mounted lion facing right form's decoration complemented 52 small medallions containing images animals mostly birds anthropomorphic geometric plant motifs 16th–17th century utility item vertical rectangular wooden plank weathered surface showing grain pattern worn areas displaying range brown tones light dark beige muted yellowish patches sitting smooth gray background wood scratches scuffs small holes narrow vertical split near bottom edge darker spots faint streaks lighter wear across surface.