Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Oblong rectangular mould, Schwabach, 18th–19th century, Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Height 24.7 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 4.2 cm. Obverse: genre scene — a man standing by a washtub engaged in washing; behind him a woman holds a baby in swaddling clothes; below a plaque with an inscription in German. Reverse: three motifs — bottom left, a rider in a hat on a horse; above him a rectangular recess containing a second rectangle carved with the letters I and B, surrounded by geometric and plant ornaments; right side, another tripartite rectangular recess with a vertical strip of floral decoration in each segment; above it carved initials A and H. Subjects/themes: genre scenes, babies/children, riders, floral and plant motifs, decorative/applied art, gingerbread mould, social satire;, A rectangular wooden block with carved recessed designs rests on a smooth flat surface; the block shows a worn, uneven top with detailed relief carvings and rough, chipped edges, and the wood displays various shades of brown with darker brown areas and lighter brown highlights, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_271

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Oblong rectangular mould Schwabach 18th–19th century Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 24.7 cm width 16.8 cm depth 4.2 cm Obverse genre scene man standing washtub engaged washing woman holds baby swaddling clothes plaque inscription German Reverse three motifs bottom left rider hat horse rectangular recess containing second rectangle carved letters I B surrounded geometric plant ornaments right side another tripartite rectangular recess vertical strip floral decoration segment carved initials H Subjects themes genre scenes babies children riders floral plant motifs decorative applied art gingerbread mould social satire rectangular wooden block carved recessed designs rests smooth flat surface block worn uneven top detailed relief carvings rough chipped edges wood displays various shades brown darker brown areas lighter brown highlights set neutral gray background.