Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular shape; obverse: man in 18th-century attire tricorn hat, justokor, culottes, long boots seated on a goat, carved inscription at the bottom: EIN SCHÖNER BOCK EIN GUTER / PFERD IST EINER GN ... DIE ZIGE WERT, with plant and floral ornament beneath; reverse: Adam and Eve in Paradise wearing leaf loincloths before the Tree of Knowledge with a coiled serpent; above them a bearded figure holding an orb probable God with sun, moon and stars in the heavenly vault; animals around Adam and Eve cat, deer, bird, cow, squirrel; composition within a round decorative frame with a plant twig motif. Gingerbread mould, wood. 18th–19th century, Silesia 1742–1918. Height 21.4 cm; width 24 cm; depth 3.7 cm. Subjects and motifs: animals, riders, folk-style decorations, Adam and Eve, plant and floral motifs, historical costumes, original sin, pomegranates, snake, religious motifs, decorative art, customs., A vertically oriented rectangular wooden object with worn, rough surfaces and visible grain and cracks; the wood shows brown and tan tones with darker brown areas and some lighter beige spots, set against a smooth light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_262

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular shape obverse man 18th-century attire tricorn hat justokor culottes long boots seated goat carved inscription bottom Ein Schöner Bock Ein Guter Pferd Ist Einer Gn .. Die Zige Wert plant floral ornament beneath reverse Adam Eve Paradise wearing leaf loincloths Tree Knowledge coiled serpent them bearded figure holding orb probable God sun moon stars heavenly vault animals Eve cat deer bird cow squirrel composition within round decorative frame plant twig motif Gingerbread mould wood 18th–19th century Silesia 1742–1918 Height 21.4 cm width 24 cm depth 3.7 cm Subjects motifs riders folk-style decorations floral motifs historical costumes original sin pomegranates snake religious motifs decorative art customs vertically oriented rectangular wooden object worn rough surfaces visible grain cracks brown tan tones darker brown areas lighter beige spots set smooth light gray background.