Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a rider on both sides, gingerbread; subject: horses, riders in historical military costumes hussar-type and another military uniform, sabres, pole weapon lance, horse head with decorative covering; style: folk-style decorations, plant motifs; materials/function: gingerbread mould, decorative art; form: double-sided, rectangular mould; inscriptions/details: one side—rider in military uniform decorated with braiding, high mirliton-type headgear, holding a sabre, plant decoration at the bottom; other side—rider in a different military uniform wearing a cap with a feather, holding a pole weapon, sabre at his side, horse head decorated, decorative plant motifs at the bottom; date: 18th–19th century; place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918; dimensions: height 17.2 cm, width 9 cm, depth 2 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a carved relief of a mounted figure occupies the center; the wood is brown with a weathered surface and shows a pattern of small round holes scattered across it, and the background around the carving is mostly smooth. The carved figure wears a tall hat and layered garments and holds a long diagonal object while seated on a horse whose head and flowing mane are visible; the carving includes decorative patterns on the rider’s clothing and on the horse’s harness and base, with carved linear and curved motifs. The overall palette is shades of brown of the wood, with subtle darker brown in the carved recesses and a neutral gray backdrop surrounding the panel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_322

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (4.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould image rider sides subject horses riders historical military costumes hussar-type another military uniform sabres pole weapon lance horse head decorative covering style folk-style decorations plant motifs materials function decorative art form double-sided rectangular mould inscriptions details side military uniform decorated braiding high mirliton-type headgear holding sabre plant decoration bottom different military uniform wearing cap feather pole weapon horse head decorated decorative plant motifs date 18th–19th century place Province Silesia 1742–1918 dimensions height 17.2 cm width 9 cm depth 2 cm rectangular wooden panel carved relief mounted figure occupies center wood brown weathered surface pattern small round holes scattered across background carving mostly smooth carved figure wears tall hat layered garments holds long diagonal object seated horse head flowing mane visible includes decorative patterns rider’s clothing horse’s harness base carved linear curved motifs palette shades subtle darker brown carved recesses neutral gray backdrop surrounding panel.