Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: female figure in a long, patterned, richly decorated dress, wearing a hat decorated with an egretta. Reverse: male figure with a fur hat, dressed in a fur-lined coat over a shirt with decorative embroidery, holding a long pipe. Plant decoration at the bottom of both figures. Woodcarving; folk-style decorations; applied/decorative art; female and male figures; historical costumes; water pipes. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Double-sided rectangular mould. Height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A carved wooden panel showing a full-length figure in relief standing on a decorated rectangular base; the figure has long curled hair or braided detailing, a round hat or headpiece, and wears a long garment with decorative edging and textured patterns; the figure’s arms are bent at the elbows with hands held near the waist, and a thin carved element extends diagonally across the torso; the panel surface shows natural wood grain, small holes, and areas of wear; predominant colors visible are brown tones of the wood with a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_309

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse female figure long patterned richly decorated dress wearing hat decorated egretta Reverse male figure fur hat dressed fur-lined coat shirt decorative embroidery holding long pipe Plant decoration bottom figures Woodcarving folk-style decorations applied decorative art female male figures historical costumes water pipes 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Double-sided rectangular mould Height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm carved wooden panel showing full-length figure relief standing decorated rectangular base figure curled hair braided detailing round hat headpiece wears long garment decorative edging textured patterns figure’s arms bent elbows hands held near waist thin carved element extends diagonally across torso panel surface natural wood grain small holes areas wear predominant colors visible brown tones neutral gray background.