Caption

Gingerbread mold with 3 coats of arms and 52 medallions, boards and gingerbread, rectangular flat form with wreath-shaped border. Three large vertically stacked medallions contain heraldic images: 1. double-headed eagle beneath a crown. 2. quartered coat of arms showing a lion, an eagle, a human figure, and the letter W; a human head in the central field; the shield topped by a crown, above which a female bust and two banners; decorative lambrequins of plant twigs at the sides. 3. mounted lion facing right. Decoration includes 52 small medallions with animals mostly birds, anthropomorphic, geometric, and plant motifs. 16th–17th century, utility item., A long thin vertical wooden stick suspended against a pale gray background, showing areas of worn brown wood with darker brown and black patches and some faint greenish discoloration along its length.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_232

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (663.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gingerbread mold 3 coats arms 52 medallions boards gingerbread rectangular flat form wreath-shaped border Three large vertically stacked medallions contain heraldic images 1 double-headed eagle beneath crown 2 quartered coat arms showing lion eagle human figure letter W human head central field shield topped female bust two banners decorative lambrequins plant twigs sides 3 mounted lion facing right Decoration includes 52 small medallions animals mostly birds anthropomorphic geometric plant motifs 16th–17th century utility item long thin vertical wooden stick suspended pale gray background showing areas worn brown wood darker brown black patches faint greenish discoloration length.