Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: female figure in a long, patterned, richly decorated dress, wearing a hat adorned with an egretta; Reverse: male figure wearing a fur hat and fur-lined coat over an embroidered shirt, holding a long pipe. Both sides feature plant decoration at the base of the figures. Woodcarving, folk-style decorations; applied/decorative art; gingerbread moulds; female and male figures; historical costumes. Silesia, 18th–19th century. Double-sided rectangular mould; height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A rectangular block with rounded corners suspended against a plain background, the block showing a worn, cracked surface with visible grain and scuffs; colors visible include brown tones on the block and a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_317

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1019.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse female figure long patterned richly decorated dress wearing hat adorned egretta Reverse male figure wearing fur hat fur-lined coat embroidered shirt holding long pipe sides feature plant decoration base figures Woodcarving folk-style decorations applied decorative art gingerbread moulds female male figures historical costumes Silesia 18th–19th century Double-sided rectangular mould height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm rectangular block rounded corners suspended plain background block showing worn cracked surface visible grain scuffs colors visible include brown tones block gray background.