Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: baptism scene; reverse: floral ornament. Genre scenes; gingerbread mould; folk-style decorations; baptisms; floral and plant motifs; applied decorative art; figurative scenes; historical costumes. Double-sided rectangular mould: on one side a genre scene depicting a baptism—group of figures in 17th–18th-century costumes; centre a bearded man, probably a priest or pastor, holding a child over a baptismal font, next to him three women in long patterned dresses; the whole group surrounded by an arched window decorated with rich geometric and plant ornament. On the other side a large leaf-shaped ornament containing interwoven floral and plant motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: height 26 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 2.7 cm., A carved wooden panel with a rectangular shape and rounded top showing an arched carved scene framed by draped curtains and decorative motifs, carved figures standing under the arch including a central bearded figure flanked by other figures, a carved pedestal or table with an object on it in front of them, ornate patterned details on clothing and curtain folds, visible carved holes along the arch edges, and a worn brown wood surface with variations in tone and areas of lighter and darker brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse baptism scene reverse floral ornament Genre scenes gingerbread mould folk-style decorations baptisms floral plant motifs applied decorative art figurative scenes historical costumes Double-sided rectangular mould side genre scene depicting baptism group figures 17th–18th-century costumes centre bearded man priest pastor holding child baptismal font next three women long patterned dresses whole group surrounded arched window decorated rich geometric plant ornament large leaf-shaped ornament containing interwoven floral 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form height 26 cm width 14.5 cm depth 2.7 cm carved wooden panel rectangular shape rounded top showing arched carved scene framed draped curtains decorative motifs standing under arch central bearded figure flanked carved pedestal table object front them ornate details clothing curtain folds visible holes arch edges worn brown wood surface variations tone areas lighter darker brown.