Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric motifs; reverse: stylized elongated fish covered with scales. Gingerbread mold used for making gingerbread; folk-style decorative art with geometric ornaments. Materials: mold applied/decorative folk art. Region: Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Date: 18th–19th century. Dimensions: height 16.7 cm; width 7.8 cm; depth 3.4 cm. Subjects/themes: fish, babies, children, folk customs., A rectangular wooden board with rounded corners positioned vertically against a plain background, showing a weathered surface with visible grain, scratches, and cracks; the board appears in shades of brown and tan with darker brown marks and a small dark hole near the center and another near the bottom edge; the background is uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_291

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse baby swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric motifs reverse stylized elongated fish covered scales Gingerbread mold gingerbread folk-style decorative art geometric ornaments Materials mold applied decorative folk art Region Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Date 18th–19th century Dimensions height 16.7 cm width 7.8 cm depth 3.4 cm Subjects themes fish babies children folk customs rectangular wooden board rounded corners positioned vertically plain background showing weathered surface visible grain scratches cracks board shades brown tan darker brown marks small dark hole near center another near bottom edge background uniform gray.