Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: female figure in a long patterned dress and a hat. Reverse: four images — a baby in swaddling clothes, a fish, and two shoes. Gingerbread, decorative/applied folk art; figurative and zoomorphic motifs; female figures in rich dresses; folk motifs. Rectangular form. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 17 cm, width 11 cm, depth 2 cm., A vertical wooden plank suspended against a plain light gray background, the plank showing a weathered light brown color with darker brown grain lines and several radial cracks, rounded ends and small dark circular holes, with subtle shadows and a slight darker spot near the center.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_385

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77.2Mb (850.0Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse female figure long patterned dress hat Reverse four images baby swaddling clothes fish two shoes Gingerbread decorative applied folk art figurative zoomorphic motifs female figures rich dresses folk motifs Rectangular form 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 17 cm width 11 cm depth 2 cm vertical wooden plank suspended plain light gray background plank showing weathered light brown color darker brown grain lines several radial cracks rounded ends small dark circular holes subtle shadows slight darker spot near center.