Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular form, wood; height 25.8 cm, width 19.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm. One side: stylised lion with abundant mane standing on a base decorated with plant-twig ornament, holding a ball engraved with the date 1829 and a mark of an anchor intertwined with the letter S; floral and plant decoration at the bottom. Reverse: rider cavalier on horseback in early 19th-century riding attire jacket, breeches, top hat, holding a riding crop; a round shield at the horse's front legs engraved 1831 and the same anchor-and-S mark likely the woodcarver's or owner's mark; floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Iconography: rider on a horse, lions, figurative scenes, historical costumes, plant motifs. Gingerbread mould; applied art. Province of Silesia 1742–1918., A rectangular wooden block with a carved relief on its top surface depicting a stylized animal figure with a mane and curled tail, placed on a smooth light gray surface. The wood shows warm brown tones with variations and natural grain, and the carved areas create darker brown shadows. The background is a uniform pale gray, and the block casts a soft shadow on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_345

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (973.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular form wood height 25.8 cm width 19.4 cm depth 4.3 cm side stylised lion abundant mane standing base decorated plant-twig ornament holding ball engraved date 1829 mark anchor intertwined letter S floral plant decoration bottom Reverse rider cavalier horseback early 19th-century riding attire jacket breeches top hat riding crop round shield horse's front legs engraved 1831 anchor- -S mark woodcarver's owner's mark plant ornament Iconography rider horse lions figurative scenes historical costumes plant motifs Gingerbread mould applied art Province Silesia 1742–1918 rectangular wooden block carved relief top surface depicting stylized animal figure mane curled tail placed smooth light gray surface warm brown tones variations natural grain carved areas create darker brown shadows background uniform pale gray block casts soft shadow surface.