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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: genre scene; reverse: three depictions. Genre scenes, gingerbread mould, babies, children, riders, floral motifs, marriages, plant motifs, decorative and applied art, gingerbread, social satire, rider on a horse iconography. Region: Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918. Description: Double-sided rectangular mould; on one side a genre scene depicting a man standing by a washtub and engaged in washing, behind him a woman holding a baby in swaddling clothes; below a plaque with an inscription in German; made in Schwabach. Second side: three different motifs — at the bottom left, a rider in a hat on a horse; above him a rectangular recess containing a second rectangle with the letters I and B carved, surrounded by geometric and plant ornaments; on the right, another rectangular recess, tripartite, each segment with a vertical strip of floral decoration; above it carved initials A and H. Date: 18th–19th century. Form dimensions: height 24.7 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 4.2 cm., A carved wooden panel showing a relief of two standing figures beside a table with a large bowl and a few vessels; the panel is brown with darker carved recesses and lighter worn surfaces, with areas of small holes and surface damage; the figures wear detailed carved clothing and head coverings with carved patterns and textures, and there is a carved decorative motif at their feet; the background is the natural wood color with subtle grain and some scratches and worn edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_264

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Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse genre scene reverse three depictions Genre scenes gingerbread mould babies children riders floral motifs marriages plant motifs decorative applied art gingerbread social satire rider horse iconography Region Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 Description Double-sided rectangular mould side genre scene depicting man standing washtub engaged washing woman holding baby swaddling clothes plaque inscription German Schwabach Second side three different motifs bottom left hat horse rectangular recess containing second rectangle letters I B carved surrounded geometric plant ornaments right another rectangular recess tripartite segment vertical strip floral decoration carved initials H Date 18th–19th century Form dimensions height 24.7 cm width 16.8 cm depth 4.2 cm carved wooden panel showing relief two standing figures beside table large bowl vessels panel brown darker carved recesses lighter worn surfaces areas small holes surface damage figures wear detailed clothing head coverings carved patterns textures motif feet background natural wood color subtle grain scratches worn edges.