Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: female figure; Reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Woodcarving, gingerbread mold; folk-style decorations. Single-sided, rectangular gingerbread mold with an image of a female figure in Silesian folk costume, consisting of a bonnet, a large bow tied under the neck and a long dress with short puffed sleeves, decorated at the bottom with a floral and plant ornament; in the figure's left hand a basket with flowers. On the other side an image of a baby in decorative swaddling clothes. Floral motifs. Applied/decorative art. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918., A rectangular wooden block rests on a smooth pale gray surface, showing a worn carved recess on its top with textured, uneven wood inside; the block's sides and ends display aged, scuffed wood with areas of lighter wear and darker brown grain, and the overall colors visible are brown, tan, beige, and shades of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_364

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (676.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse female figure Reverse baby swaddling clothes Woodcarving gingerbread mold folk-style decorations Single-sided rectangular gingerbread mold image Silesian folk costume consisting bonnet large bow tied under neck long dress short puffed sleeves decorated bottom floral plant ornament figure's left hand basket flowers side decorative swaddling clothes Floral motifs Applied decorative art 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 rectangular wooden block rests smooth pale gray surface showing worn carved recess top textured uneven wood inside block's sides ends display aged scuffed wood areas lighter wear darker brown grain colors visible brown tan beige shades gray background.