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 of plant elements at the bottom. Reverse: three empty rectangles. Woodcarving; applied art; genre scenes, female figures, male figures, couples in love, plant motifs. Rectangular. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 20 cm, width 8.7 cm., A rectangular wooden object with rounded corners is shown against a gray background, the wood appearing brown with darker brown grain, scratches, and a few cracks; a worn rectangular paper label with a scalloped edge is affixed near the center, the label showing beige, off-white, and a faded blue border and areas of darker brown discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_333

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 applied art genre scenes female figures male figures couples love plant motifs Rectangular 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 20 cm width 8.7 cm rectangular wooden object rounded corners shown gray background wood appearing brown darker brown grain scratches cracks worn rectangular paper label scalloped edge affixed near center label showing beige off-white faded blue border areas darker brown discoloration.