Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular wooden form; obverse: image of a 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: figure of a cavalier on horseback in early 19th-century riding attire jacket, breeches, top hat, holding a riding crop; at the horse's front legs a round shield engraved 1831 and the same anchor-and-S mark likely woodcarver's or owner's mark; floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Materials/function: gingerbread mould; iconography: figurative scenes, lions, horse, historical costumes, plant motifs. Date: 1829/1831. Place/region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 25.8 cm, width 19.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with rounded corners is centered against a smooth gray background; the plank shows a worn brown surface with darker and lighter brown variations, visible grain patterns, and several thin cracks and scratches running across it, along with small scuffs and areas of slight discoloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_348

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular wooden form obverse image lion abundant mane standing base decorated plant-twig ornament holding ball engraved date 1829 mark anchor intertwined letter S floral plant decoration bottom Reverse figure cavalier horseback early 19th-century riding attire jacket breeches top hat riding crop horse's front legs round shield engraved 1831 anchor- -S mark woodcarver's owner's mark plant ornament Materials function gingerbread mould iconography figurative scenes lions horse historical costumes plant motifs Date 1829 Place region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 25.8 cm width 19.4 cm depth 4.3 cm vertical rectangular wooden plank rounded corners centered smooth gray background plank worn brown surface darker lighter brown variations visible grain patterns several thin cracks scratches running across small scuffs areas slight discoloration.