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 that form 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, in whose fields appear 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 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 flat rectangular wooden panel with a dark brown surface and lighter brown edges rests on a pale gray background; the panel is carved with a group of circular recessed designs of varying sizes, including several large round medallions and a few smaller round impressions arranged across its surface, and the carved areas show darker brown tones while the uncarved edges and underside reveal warmer, lighter brown wood.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_234

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (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 form medallions various sizes wreath-shaped border Three large medallions placed contain heraldic images 1 double-headed eagle under crown 2 quadripartite coat fields lion 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 flat rectangular wooden panel dark brown surface lighter brown edges rests pale gray background panel carved group circular recessed designs varying sizes several large round medallions smaller round impressions arranged across surface carved areas darker brown tones uncarved edges underside reveal warmer lighter brown wood.