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 is topped with a crown, above which are 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 slim vertical wooden stick suspended against a plain light gray background, the stick showing worn areas and patches of darker brown and black discoloration along its length with hints of lighter tan wood where the surface is worn away.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_227

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (663.6Kb) / 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 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 slim vertical wooden stick suspended plain light gray background stick showing worn areas patches darker brown black discoloration length hints lighter tan wood surface worn away.