Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: female figure in a long, patterned, richly decorated dress, wearing a hat decorated with an egret; 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; applied/decorative art; female and male figures; historical costumes; water pipes. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Double-sided rectangular mould; height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A rectangular wooden block with rounded edges sits on a smooth grey surface. The block is brown with darker and lighter wood grain variations and worn areas. The top face of the block has a carved shallow fish figure with textured scales and a tail, appearing in the same brown tones as the block. The sides and ends show marks and uneven coloration in brown shades, and the block casts a soft shadow on the grey background. The visible colors are brown and grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_321

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (813.3Kb) / 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 egret 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 applied decorative art female male figures historical costumes water pipes 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Double-sided rectangular mould height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm rectangular wooden block rounded edges sits smooth grey surface block brown darker lighter wood grain variations worn areas top face carved shallow fish figure textured scales tail appearing brown tones sides ends marks uneven coloration brown shades block casts soft shadow grey background visible colors grey.