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; gingerbread moulds; decorative/applied art. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: double-sided rectangular mould. Dimensions: height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved fish motif across its center sits against a plain background; the block shows a worn, medium brown wood tone with lighter brown scuff marks and grain variations, while the carved fish is a slightly darker brown with textured scales and a detailed head and tail, and the surrounding background is a smooth, pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_310

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (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 gingerbread moulds decorative applied art 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form double-sided rectangular mould Dimensions height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm rectangular wooden block carved fish motif across center sits plain background block worn medium brown wood tone lighter brown scuff marks grain variations carved fish slightly darker brown textured scales detailed head tail surrounding background smooth pale gray.