Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular form, height 25.8 cm, width 19.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm. Obverse: image of a lion with an abundant mane standing on a base decorated with plant twig ornament, holding a ball engraved with the date 1829 and a symbol of an anchor intertwined with the letter S; bottom decorated with floral and plant motifs. 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 symbol mark of the woodcarver or owner; bottom with floral and plant ornament. Materials/genre: applied art — gingerbread mould; iconography: rider on a horse, lion, plant motifs; provenance/region: Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with a worn brown surface and visible cracks and scratches is centered against a plain light gray background, showing slightly rounded corners and subtle variations of darker and lighter brown tones along its length.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_351

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular form height 25.8 cm width 19.4 cm depth 4.3 cm Obverse image lion abundant mane standing base decorated plant twig ornament holding ball engraved date 1829 symbol anchor intertwined letter S bottom decorated floral plant motifs 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 symbol mark woodcarver owner bottom plant ornament Materials genre applied art gingerbread mould iconography rider horse provenance region Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 vertical rectangular wooden plank worn brown surface visible cracks scratches centered plain light gray background showing slightly rounded corners subtle variations darker lighter brown tones length.