Double-sided gingerbread mold — obverse: female figure; reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Woodcarving, gingerbread mold, applied/decorative art. Single-sided rectangular mold with an image of a female figure in Silesian folk costume: bonnet, large bow tied under the neck, long dress with short puffed sleeves, decorated at the bottom with floral and plant ornament; figure holds a basket with flowers. Other side shows a baby in decorative swaddling clothes. Folk-style decorations, floral motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918., A vertical rectangular wooden block with a carved relief of a stylized human figure; the wood is brown with areas of lighter wear and small scratches, and the background around the block is a neutral gray. The carved figure shows a rounded head with curly hair and facial features, a long wrapped body decorated with a repeating swirling foliate pattern carved in diagonal bands, and a rounded carved base with a small decorative motif; the carved ...
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Double-sided gingerbread mold — obverse: female figure; reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Woodcarving, gingerbread mold, applied/decorative art. Single-sided rectangular mold with an image of a female figure in Silesian folk costume: bonnet, large bow tied under the neck, long dress with short puffed sleeves, decorated at the bottom with floral and plant ornament; figure holds a basket with flowers. Other side shows a baby in decorative swaddling clothes. Folk-style decorations, floral motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918., A vertical rectangular wooden block with a carved relief of a stylized human figure; the wood is brown with areas of lighter wear and small scratches, and the background around the block is a neutral gray. The carved figure shows a rounded head with curly hair and facial features, a long wrapped body decorated with a repeating swirling foliate pattern carved in diagonal bands, and a rounded carved base with a small decorative motif; the carved lines and recessed areas create visible shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_360

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Double-sided gingerbread mold obverse female figure reverse baby swaddling clothes Woodcarving gingerbread mold applied decorative art Single-sided rectangular mold image Silesian folk costume bonnet large bow tied under neck long dress short puffed sleeves decorated bottom floral plant ornament figure holds basket flowers side decorative swaddling clothes Folk-style decorations floral motifs 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 vertical rectangular wooden block carved relief stylized human figure wood brown areas lighter wear small scratches background block neutral gray carved figure rounded head curly hair facial features long wrapped body decorated repeating swirling foliate pattern carved diagonal bands rounded carved base small decorative motif carved lines recessed areas create visible shadows.

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