Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: female figure; Reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Woodcarving; gingerbread mold for decorative/applied art. Single-sided rectangular mold with image of a female figure in Silesian folk costume—bonnet, large bow tied under the neck, long dress with short puffed sleeves—dress decorated at the bottom with a floral and plant ornament; figure holds a basket with flowers in her left hand. Other side shows a baby in decorative swaddling clothes. Folk-style decorations, floral motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918., A vertical wooden panel carved in brown tones shows a relief of a standing figure wearing a dress with puffed sleeves and a large bow at the neck, the figure holding a small rounded object near the waist and standing above a decorative carved base with floral motifs; the wood surface shows lighter and darker brown variations and areas of wear at the edges against a neutral pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_359

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse female figure Reverse baby swaddling clothes Woodcarving gingerbread mold decorative applied art Single-sided rectangular mold image Silesian folk costume bonnet large bow tied under neck long dress short puffed sleeves dress decorated bottom floral plant ornament figure holds basket flowers left hand side swaddling clothes Folk-style decorations floral motifs 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 vertical wooden panel carved brown tones relief standing figure wearing dress puffed sleeves figure holding small rounded object near waist standing carved base wood surface lighter darker brown variations areas wear edges neutral pale gray background.