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; gingerbread moulds. 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 rounded edges sits on a flat surface; the block is brown with visible wood grain and darker worn areas, and its top surface features a carved fish shape with textured scales. The surrounding surface and background are shades of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_314

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 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 Applied decorative art gingerbread moulds 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 rounded edges sits flat surface block brown visible wood grain darker worn areas top surface features carved fish shape textured scales surrounding surface background shades light gray.