Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: figure of a lady with a fan in her hand; Reverse: figure of a man with a pipe in his hand. Gingerbread moulds, folk-style decorations, figurative scenes; hats headgear, male and female figures, pipes, feathers element of clothing. Double-sided rectangular form: obverse shows a female figure with headgear decorated with four large feathers, wearing a warm outer fur-lined coat over a richly decorated dress with a neckline, holding a fan; floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Reverse shows a man with a mustache, wearing a hat with a feather, in a long fur-lined coat over a patterned shirt, holding a long pipe; similar floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Applied/decorative art; gingerbread. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 50.5 cm; width 19.2 cm; depth 4.5 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved recessed figure on its top surface, the wood showing various brown tones and natural grain; the carved figure area displays carved patterns and textures with darker brown shadows, and the block's edges and corners show slight wear and knotty spots; the background is a smooth light gray surface and a slightly darker gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_372

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse figure lady fan hand Reverse man pipe Gingerbread moulds folk-style decorations figurative scenes hats headgear male female figures pipes feathers element clothing Double-sided rectangular form obverse female figure headgear decorated four large feathers wearing warm outer fur-lined coat richly decorated dress neckline holding floral plant ornament bottom mustache hat feather long fur-lined coat patterned shirt long pipe Applied decorative art gingerbread 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 50.5 cm width 19.2 cm depth 4.5 cm rectangular wooden block carved recessed figure top surface wood showing various brown tones natural grain carved figure area displays carved patterns textures darker brown shadows block's edges corners slight wear knotty spots background smooth light gray surface slightly darker gray backdrop.