Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: Madonna and Child with a crown, in a long patterned dress, surrounded by a double oval inner frame forming tongues of flame and an outer laurel-wreath frame. Reverse: two standing figures a bachelor and a lady in richly decorated court costumes of the 17th–18th centuries — the man with a long wig, justaucorps, culottes and stockings; the woman with a wig, long dress with a neckline, bottom decorated with a plant tendril. Applied art; decorative art; religious motifs and symbols; plant ornaments. Gingerbread mould, rectangular form. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 20.3 cm, width 10 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a carved oval relief in the center depicting a standing figure holding a smaller figure, both rendered in low-relief with flowing drapery and detailed facial and hair features; the oval is surrounded by a decorative wreath-like border with leaf and petal motifs and a carved rosette on one side; the left edge of the panel shows rough, darkened, heavily textured decay while the remainder of the wood surface is smoother with visible grain and worn areas; colors visible include various shades of brown in the wood, darker brown in the carved and decayed sections, and a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_373

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse Madonna Child crown long patterned dress surrounded double oval inner frame forming tongues flame outer laurel-wreath frame Reverse two standing figures bachelor lady richly decorated court costumes 17th–18th centuries man long wig justaucorps culottes stockings woman wig long dress neckline bottom decorated plant tendril Applied art decorative art religious motifs symbols plant ornaments Gingerbread mould rectangular form 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 20.3 cm width 10 cm depth 3.5 cm rectangular wooden panel carved relief center depicting standing figure holding smaller figure rendered low-relief flowing drapery detailed facial hair features decorative wreath- border leaf petal motifs carved rosette side left edge panel rough darkened heavily textured decay remainder wood surface smoother visible grain worn areas colors visible include various shades brown wood darker brown decayed sections neutral gray background.