Caption

One-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a bachelor, dogs, plant decorations and motifs, folk-style decorations, applied and decorative art, historical costumes, male figure. One-sided rectangular mould showing a male figure standing with joined hands, wearing a patterned tricorn hat and a long wig in a bachelor’s costume from the 2nd half of the 19th century; depicted dress appears 17th century or early 18th century—justokor, culottes, stockings and high-heeled shoes; a dog at the man's leg; decorative plant motifs at the bottom. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: mould; height 50 cm, width 18 cm, depth 4.2 cm., A long vertical wooden plank with a weathered surface suspended against a smooth light gray background, the plank showing various shades of brown with darker grain lines and small holes, a few scratches and worn edges, and subtle variations in tone from warm brown to muted tan.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_302

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (731.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

-sided gingerbread mould image bachelor dogs plant decorations motifs folk-style decorations applied decorative art historical costumes male figure -sided rectangular mould showing male figure standing joined hands wearing patterned tricorn hat long wig bachelor’s costume 2nd half 19th century depicted dress 17th century early 18th century justokor culottes stockings high-heeled shoes dog man's leg decorative plant motifs bottom 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form mould height 50 cm width 18 cm depth 4.2 cm long vertical wooden plank weathered surface suspended smooth light gray background plank showing various shades brown darker grain lines small holes scratches worn edges subtle variations tone warm brown muted tan.