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. Both figures have plant decoration at the bottom. Woodcarving; folk-style decorations. Gingerbread mould; applied and decorative art. Female and male figures; historical costumes; water pipes. Silesia Province of Silesia, 18th–19th century. Double-sided rectangular mould. Height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with visible grain and small surface blemishes suspended against a smooth gray background, showing brown and tan wood tones with a few darker streaks and worn edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_312

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (799.0Kb) / 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 figures plant decoration bottom Woodcarving folk-style decorations Gingerbread mould applied decorative art Female male figures historical costumes water pipes Silesia Province Silesia 18th–19th century Double-sided rectangular mould Height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm vertical rectangular wooden plank visible grain small surface blemishes suspended smooth gray background showing brown tan wood tones darker streaks worn edges.