Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: Easter Lamb holding a banner with a halo, a chalice in front with blood flowing into it, background strewn with numerous flowers, surrounded by a laurel-leaf wreath. Reverse: female figure seated at a spinning wheel wearing a long decorative dress with a deep neckline, accompanied by three triangular motifs decorated with geometric elements. Rectangular mould with four motifs on one side. Woodcarving; gingerbread mould. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 28 cm, width 14.4 cm, depth 2.5 cm. Motifs include Lamb of God iconography, religious and floral ornamentation, spinning wheel and historical costume motifs, geometric motifs; applied/decorative art., A single vertical rectangular wooden block with a weathered, cracked surface is centered against a smooth gray background, showing dark brown and lighter brown wood grain and small surface fissures along its length.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_355

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (996.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse Easter Lamb holding banner halo chalice front blood flowing background strewn numerous flowers surrounded laurel-leaf wreath Reverse female figure seated spinning wheel wearing long decorative dress deep neckline accompanied three triangular motifs decorated geometric elements Rectangular mould four motifs side Woodcarving gingerbread mould 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 28 cm width 14.4 cm depth 2.5 cm Motifs include Lamb God iconography religious floral ornamentation spinning wheel historical costume motifs geometric motifs applied decorative art single vertical rectangular wooden block weathered cracked surface centered smooth gray background showing dark brown lighter brown wood grain small surface fissures length.