Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: Madonna and Child, Madonna crowned, 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 man and a woman in courtly costume — bachelor and lady in richly decorated 17th–18th-century dress: man with long wig, justaucorps, pantaloons/culottes and stockings; woman with wig, long dress with neckline, bottom decorated with plant tendril. Plant ornaments, religious motifs and symbols. Applied art; decorative art. Gingerbread mould, form rectangular. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 20.3 cm, width 10 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden beam with a weathered surface fills the center of the image against a smooth neutral gray background; the wood shows a range of brown tones from dark to medium with visible grain, scratches, small holes, dents, and patches where the finish is worn, and there are a few lighter beige worn...
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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: Madonna and Child, Madonna crowned, 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 man and a woman in courtly costume — bachelor and lady in richly decorated 17th–18th-century dress: man with long wig, justaucorps, pantaloons/culottes and stockings; woman with wig, long dress with neckline, bottom decorated with plant tendril. Plant ornaments, religious motifs and symbols. Applied art; decorative art. Gingerbread mould, form rectangular. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 20.3 cm, width 10 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden beam with a weathered surface fills the center of the image against a smooth neutral gray background; the wood shows a range of brown tones from dark to medium with visible grain, scratches, small holes, dents, and patches where the finish is worn, and there are a few lighter beige worn spots and darker stain marks along its length.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse Madonna Child Madonna crowned long patterned dress surrounded double oval inner frame forming tongues flame outer laurel-wreath frame Reverse two standing figures man woman courtly costume bachelor lady richly decorated 17th–18th-century dress long wig justaucorps pantaloons culottes stockings wig long dress neckline bottom decorated plant tendril Plant ornaments religious motifs symbols Applied art decorative art Gingerbread mould form rectangular 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 20.3 cm width 10 cm depth 3.5 cm vertical rectangular wooden beam weathered surface fills center image smooth neutral gray background wood range brown tones dark medium visible grain scratches small holes dents patches finish worn lighter beige spots darker stain marks length.

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