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 man and woman in courtly costumes of the 17th–18th centuries — the man with a long wig, justaucorps, culottes and stockings; the woman with a wig and a long dress with a low neckline, decorated at the hem with a plant tendril. Plant ornaments and religious motifs. Material: gingerbread mould applied art. Date: 18th–19th century. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: rectangular. Dimensions: height 20.3 cm, width 10 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A vertically oriented rectangular wooden block with a carved raised design of a couple standing side by side, the carving showing textured patterns and ornamental details on their clothing and hair; the wood displays a natural brown color with varying darker and lighter brown tones and a few small worn areas and scratches, while the background around the block is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_374

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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 man woman courtly costumes 17th–18th centuries man long wig justaucorps culottes stockings wig long dress low neckline decorated hem plant tendril Plant ornaments religious motifs Material gingerbread mould applied art Date 18th–19th century Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form rectangular Dimensions height 20.3 cm width 10 cm depth 3.5 cm vertically oriented rectangular wooden block carved raised design couple side carving showing textured patterns ornamental details clothing hair wood displays natural brown color varying darker lighter brown tones small worn areas scratches background block uniform gray.