Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: female figure in a long patterned dress wearing a hat. Reverse: four images — a baby in swaddling clothes, a fish, and two shoes. Rectangular form, applied/folk decorative art with figurative and zoomorphic motifs; female figures in rich dresses; folk customs. Gingerbread mold, 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 17 cm, width 11 cm, depth 2 cm., A rectangular wooden board in brown with a carved relief of a figure wearing a hat and a long dress occupies the center; the carved figure shows textured details on the hat, shoulders, bodice, and a patterned apron with lattice-like carving. The wood surface shows a few small dark holes and tiny darker blemishes scattered across it, along with hairline cracks and surface wear; the board edges are slightly rounded and worn. The background around the board is a uniform light gray. The visible colors are brown on the wooden board and light gray in the surrounding background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse female figure long patterned dress wearing hat Reverse four images baby swaddling clothes fish two shoes Rectangular form applied folk decorative art figurative zoomorphic motifs female figures rich dresses folk customs Gingerbread mold 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 17 cm width 11 cm depth 2 cm rectangular wooden board brown carved relief figure wearing long dress occupies center carved figure textured details shoulders bodice patterned apron lattice- carving wood surface small dark holes tiny darker blemishes scattered across hairline cracks surface wear board edges slightly rounded worn background board uniform light gray visible colors wooden board light gray surrounding background.