Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: Madonna and Child—Madonna wearing 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 in richly decorated 17th–18th-century court costumes a man with a long wig, justaucorps, culottes and stockings; a woman with a wig, long dress with a neckline, skirt decorated at the bottom with a plant tendril. Materials/technique: gingerbread mould; decorative applied art with plant ornaments, religious motifs and symbols. Date: 18th–19th century. Place/style: Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 20.3 cm, width 10 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved oval recess sits on a smooth grey surface; the block shows worn and cracked edges, rough texture, and visible wood grain. The carving inside the oval has detailed, raised patterns and a scalloped border. The wood displays various shades of brown, including darker brown in the carved areas and lighter brown on worn surfaces, and the background and surface are grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (801.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse Madonna Child Madonna wearing crown long patterned dress surrounded double oval inner frame forming tongues flame outer laurel-wreath frame Reverse two standing figures richly decorated 17th–18th-century court costumes man long wig justaucorps culottes stockings woman wig long dress neckline skirt decorated bottom plant tendril Materials technique gingerbread mould decorative applied art plant ornaments religious motifs symbols Date 18th–19th century Place style Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 20.3 cm width 10 cm depth 3.5 cm rectangular wooden block carved oval recess sits smooth grey surface block worn cracked edges rough texture visible wood grain carving inside oval detailed raised patterns scalloped border wood displays various shades brown darker brown carved areas lighter brown worn surfaces background surface grey.