Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold; obverse: female figure; reverse: four images baby in swaddling clothes, fish, two shoes. Gingerbread, applied/folk decorative art; figurative and zoomorphic motifs; female figures in rich patterned dress and hat. Silesia Province of Silesia, 18th–19th century, 1742–1918. Rectangular form; height 17 cm, width 11 cm, depth 2 cm., A rectangular wooden board with a carved shallow relief of a standing figure wearing a hat and a long dress, the carving showing details of a bodice, puffed sleeves, a patterned apron, and hands resting at the waist; the wood surface is light to medium brown with darker brown grain lines, small holes, and faint scratches; the background behind the board is a flat pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_378

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (4.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold obverse female figure reverse four images baby swaddling clothes fish two shoes Gingerbread applied folk decorative art figurative zoomorphic motifs female figures rich patterned dress hat Silesia Province Silesia 18th–19th century 1742–1918 Rectangular form height 17 cm width 11 cm depth 2 cm rectangular wooden board carved shallow relief standing figure wearing long dress carving showing details bodice puffed sleeves patterned apron hands resting waist wood surface light medium brown darker brown grain lines small holes faint scratches background board flat pale gray.