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 mold, applied/folk decorative art; figurative and zoomorphic motifs; female figures in rich dresses; folk customs; Silesia, Province of Silesia, 18th–19th century 1742–1918. Rectangular form; height 17 cm, width 11 cm, depth 2 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with a slightly rounded top and a chamfered bottom edge hangs against a smooth gray background, the plank showing a weathered tan to light brown surface with visible grain texture and a few small circular holes and darker specks, and the background appearing in varying shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_386

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 mold applied folk decorative art figurative zoomorphic motifs female figures rich dresses folk customs Silesia Province 18th–19th century 1742–1918 Rectangular form height 17 cm width 11 cm depth 2 cm vertical rectangular wooden plank slightly rounded top chamfered bottom edge hangs smooth gray background plank showing weathered tan light brown surface visible grain texture small circular holes darker specks background appearing varying shades gray.