Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: genre scene; reverse: three motifs. Double-sided rectangular mould made of Schwabach. Obverse depicts a man standing by a washtub washing, behind him a woman holding a baby in swaddling clothes; below a plaque with an inscription in German. Reverse: at 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, a tripartite rectangular recess, each segment with a vertical strip of floral decoration; above it carved initials A and H. Genre scenes, babies, children, riders, floral and plant motifs; social satire and decorative/applied art associations. 18th–19th century; Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: double-sided mould. Dimensions: height 24.7 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 4.2 cm., A narrow vertical rectangular wooden plank suspended against a smooth neutral background, showing a worn, dark brown surface with visible grain, scratches, small holes, and areas of lighter brown wear near the top and bottom edges; the background appears in shades of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_269

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse genre scene reverse three motifs Double-sided rectangular mould Schwabach Obverse depicts man standing washtub washing woman holding baby swaddling clothes plaque inscription German Reverse bottom left rider hat horse rectangular recess containing second rectangle letters I B carved surrounded geometric plant ornaments right tripartite rectangular recess segment vertical strip floral decoration carved initials H Genre scenes babies children riders floral plant motifs social satire decorative applied art associations 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form double-sided mould Dimensions height 24.7 cm width 16.8 cm depth 4.2 cm narrow vertical rectangular wooden plank suspended smooth neutral background showing worn dark brown surface visible grain scratches small holes areas lighter brown wear near top bottom edges background shades light gray.