Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular shape; obverse: man in 18th-century attire tricorn hat, justaucorps, culottes, long boots sitting on a goat, carved inscription at bottom: EIN SCHÖNER BOCK EIN GUTER / PFERD IST EINER GN ... DIE ZIGE WERT; complemented by plant and floral ornament. Reverse: Adam and Eve in Paradise wearing leaf loincloths, Tree of Knowledge with coiled serpent; at top a bearded figure holding an orb probably God against a heavenly vault with sun, moon and stars; animals around Adam and Eve include a cat, a deer, a bird, a cow, and a squirrel; composition surrounded by a round decorative frame with a plant twig. Materials/genre: gingerbread mould; style: folk-style decorations, floral and plant motifs, historical costumes, religious iconography original sin. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Silesia Province 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 21.4 cm, width 24 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A rectangular wooden panel carved with a circular medallion containing decorative relief work; the wood is various shades of brown with darker carved recesses and lighter worn surfaces. Inside the circular design, a carved tree with many rounded leaves stands at the center, flanked by two standing humanlike figures with simple garments and short hair, each holding onto branches or foliage. Surrounding the tree are carved animals and creatures, including a reclining animal, a horned head, and a few small beasts tucked among leaves. Above the tree are celestial motifs, a sun with rays and a crescent moon with small star shapes, and a face or mask partially integrated into the upper carving. The circular border is decorated with a repeating leaf or laurel pattern and rounded bosses at lateral points. The panel shows tool marks, small holes, and areas of wear and darker patina, with a chipped corner and minor surface cracks along the edges. The visible colors are brown in several tones, with subtle variations where the surface is worn or polished.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_259

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (4.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular shape obverse man 18th-century attire tricorn hat justaucorps culottes long boots sitting goat carved inscription bottom Ein Schöner Bock Ein Guter Pferd Ist Einer Gn .. Die Zige Wert complemented plant floral ornament Reverse Adam Eve Paradise wearing leaf loincloths Tree Knowledge coiled serpent top bearded figure holding orb God heavenly vault sun moon stars animals Eve include cat deer bird cow squirrel composition surrounded round decorative frame plant twig Materials genre gingerbread mould style folk-style decorations floral plant motifs historical costumes religious iconography original sin Date 18th–19th century Place Silesia Province 1742–1918 Dimensions height 21.4 cm width 24 cm depth 3.7 cm rectangular wooden panel carved circular medallion containing decorative relief work wood various shades brown darker carved recesses lighter worn surfaces Inside circular design carved tree rounded leaves stands center flanked two standing humanlike figures simple garments short hair holding branches foliage Surrounding tree carved animals creatures reclining animal horned head small beasts tucked leaves celestial motifs rays crescent moon small star shapes face mask partially integrated upper carving circular border decorated repeating leaf laurel pattern rounded bosses lateral points panel tool marks small holes areas wear darker patina chipped corner minor surface cracks edges visible colors several tones subtle variations worn polished.