Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: couple holding hands — a woman in a richly decorated long dress with a hat and a man in a caftan and short wig, both in costumes typical of the 18th century; decoration composed of plant elements at the bottom. Reverse: three empty rectangles. Woodcarving; gingerbread mold; genre scene with female and male figures, couples in love, plant motifs. Rectangular. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia. Height 20 cm, width 8.7 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a worn, brown surface set against a plain gray background, showing carved rectangular recesses forming a simple three-section pattern; the wood displays scratches, scuffs, small holes, and areas of lighter and darker brown with occasional beige highlights and faint white marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.0Mb) / 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 composed plant elements bottom Reverse three empty rectangles Woodcarving gingerbread mold genre scene female male figures couples love plant motifs Rectangular 18th–19th century Province Silesia Height 20 cm width 8.7 cm rectangular wooden panel worn brown surface set plain gray background showing carved rectangular recesses forming simple three-section pattern wood displays scratches scuffs small holes areas lighter darker brown occasional beige highlights faint white marks.