Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form with three representations on both sides;, Rectangular wooden mold: one side with three animals arranged vertically—a rooster, an ox, and a dog—each set on bases and decorated with geometric and floral motifs; the other side with three images—a guitar, a stork, and a rider on a horse blowing a horn and wearing a bicorn—each motif additionally decorated with geometric-floral ornament. Zoomorphic and figural motifs; folk decorative art. Gingerbread form mould. Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; 18th–19th century. Height 16.7 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 3.2 cm., A vertically oriented rectangular wooden block with worn, cracked surface textures is centered against a smooth gray background; the wood appears dark brown with lighter brown edges and subtle variations in tone, showing visible grain lines, splits, and roughened corners.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_392

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form three representations sides Rectangular wooden mold side three animals arranged vertically rooster ox dog set bases decorated geometric floral motifs three images guitar stork rider horse blowing horn wearing bicorn motif additionally decorated geometric-floral ornament Zoomorphic figural motifs folk decorative art Gingerbread form mould Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 18th–19th century Height 16.7 cm width 7.7 cm depth 3.2 cm oriented rectangular block worn cracked surface textures centered smooth gray background wood dark brown lighter brown edges subtle variations tone showing visible grain lines splits roughened corners.