Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular; obverse: male figure 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 at base. Reverse: Adam and Eve in Paradise, wearing leaf loincloths, Tree of Knowledge with coiled serpent; at top a bearded figure holding an orb probable God against a heavenly vault with sun, moon and stars; surrounding Adam and Eve are animals cat, deer, bird, cow and squirrel; composition enclosed in a round decorative frame decorated with a plant twig. Materials/function: gingerbread mould; style: folk-style decorations, floral and plant motifs, historical costumes, religious iconography original sin. Date: 18th–19th century. Place/region: Silesia Province 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 21.4 cm, width 24 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A long narrow vertical wooden plank suspended against a pale gray background, the plank showing a weathered brown surface with darker and lighter brown variations, visible cracks, small holes, and rough, chipped edges, with a rounded top and a more eroded, porous bottom, and a few areas of lighter tan where the wood appears worn.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_260

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular obverse male figure 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 base Reverse Adam Eve Paradise wearing leaf loincloths Tree Knowledge coiled serpent top bearded figure holding orb probable God heavenly vault sun moon stars surrounding Adam animals cat deer bird cow squirrel composition enclosed round decorative frame decorated plant twig Materials function gingerbread mould style folk-style decorations floral plant motifs historical costumes religious iconography original sin Date 18th–19th century Place region Silesia Province 1742–1918 Dimensions height 21.4 cm width 24 cm depth 3.7 cm long narrow vertical wooden plank suspended pale gray background plank showing weathered brown surface darker lighter brown variations visible cracks small holes rough chipped edges rounded top eroded porous bottom areas lighter tan wood worn.