Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: figure of a bearded man in patterned clothes, richly decorated with geometric motifs, wearing a hat with a feather and blowing a horn French horn; plant ornament at the bottom. Reverse: several small elements including houses with tiled roofs, a cradle decorated with a flower motif, and a chest or bed decorated with a plant twig. Folk-style decorations; figurative scenes; geometric and plant ornaments; male figures; applied/decorative art. Materials: gingerbread mould form. Date: 18th–19th century. Region: Silesia Province, 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 30 cm, width 13.8 cm, depth 2 cm., A vertical, narrow rectangular piece of wood with a worn, rough surface suspended against a smooth neutral background; the wood shows a dark brown color with lighter brown variations and a small pale spot, and the background appears gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_368

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (926.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse figure bearded man patterned clothes richly decorated geometric motifs wearing hat feather blowing horn French horn plant ornament bottom Reverse several small elements houses tiled roofs cradle decorated flower motif chest bed decorated plant twig Folk-style decorations figurative scenes geometric plant ornaments male figures applied decorative art Materials gingerbread mould form Date 18th–19th century Region Silesia Province 1742–1918 Dimensions height 30 cm width 13.8 cm depth 2 cm vertical narrow rectangular piece wood worn rough surface suspended smooth neutral background dark brown color lighter brown variations small pale spot background gray.