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; female and male figures; 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 visible grain and cracks is centered against a smooth gray background; the wood shows shades of brown with darker streaks and a few lighter worn spots, and the background displays several tones of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_316

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (783.2Kb) / 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 female male figures 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 visible grain cracks centered smooth gray background wood shades brown darker streaks lighter worn spots background displays several tones gray.