Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: genre scene; reverse: three depictions. Genre scenes, gingerbread moulds, babies, children, riders, floral and plant motifs, marriages, decorative and applied art, gingerbread, social satire, rider on a horse iconography. Region: Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918. Double-sided rectangular mould; one side shows a genre scene of a man standing by a washtub washing, with a woman behind him holding a baby in swaddling clothes; below is a plaque with a German inscription. Made in Schwabach. Second side: three different motifs — 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 with a vertical strip of floral decoration in each segment; 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 vertical, irregularly shaped piece of wood with a rough, weathered surface and visible cracks and pits suspended against a smooth, neutral background; the wood shows shades of brown with darker brown areas and lighter brown highlights, while the background appears in shades of pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_270

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Rights managed

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

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse genre scene reverse three depictions Genre scenes gingerbread moulds babies children riders floral plant motifs marriages decorative applied art social satire rider horse iconography Region Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 Double-sided rectangular mould side man standing washtub washing woman holding baby swaddling clothes plaque German inscription Schwabach Second side three different motifs bottom left hat horse rectangular recess containing second rectangle letters I B carved surrounded geometric plant ornaments right tripartite rectangular recess vertical strip floral decoration segment carved initials H Date 18th–19th century Form Dimensions height 24.7 cm width 16.8 cm depth 4.2 cm vertical irregularly shaped piece wood rough weathered surface visible cracks pits suspended smooth neutral background shades brown darker brown areas lighter brown highlights background pale gray.