Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: couple holding hands—woman in a richly decorated long dress with a hat, man in a caftan and short wig; costumes typical of the 18th century; decoration of plant elements at the bottom. Reverse: three empty rectangles. Woodcarving; gingerbread mold; genre scene of a couple in love, female and male figures, plant motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Applied art. Height 20 cm; width 8.7 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a carved relief of two standing figures occupying most of its central area, the wood showing brown and darker brown tones with some lighter brown wear; the carved figures are darker, almost blackish-brown, with one figure slightly behind the other and both wearing long, draped garments with vertical folds and decorative impressions; the front figure appears to have a rounded hairstyle or head covering and a high neckline, while the rear figure shows a suggestion of layered clothing at the shoulders; the base of the carving features a patterned platform with carved floral or foliate motifs in darker brown, and the panel edge shows signs of wear and small chips revealing lighter brown beneath; the background around the figures is the lighter brown of the wood, and the overall image is set against a neutral gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_328

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77.2Mb (2.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse couple holding hands woman richly decorated long dress hat man caftan short wig costumes typical 18th century decoration plant elements bottom Reverse three empty rectangles Woodcarving gingerbread mold genre scene love female male figures plant motifs 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Applied art Height 20 cm width 8.7 cm rectangular wooden panel carved relief two standing figures occupying central area wood showing brown darker tones lighter wear carved figures almost blackish-brown figure slightly wearing long draped garments vertical folds decorative impressions front figure rounded hairstyle head covering high neckline rear figure suggestion layered clothing shoulders base carving features patterned platform carved floral foliate motifs darker brown panel edge signs small chips revealing beneath background figures lighter brown image set neutral gray backdrop.