Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: heraldic shield; reverse: plant ornament. Rectangular shape; obverse at the top a heraldic shield with a bipartite field showing on the left two crossed swords and on the right geometric and plant motifs including an image of rue. Lower part: three framed fields, one rectangular, the other two ending with an arc, each containing a rose symbol on a dashed background. Reverse: complex decorative motif of symmetrically arranged and interwoven plant elements. Materials/function: gingerbread form applied art. Iconography: coats of arms, roses, plant and geometric ornaments, crown motif, grapevine. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 26.7 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 3.8 cm., A long narrow wooden plank with a weathered surface displayed vertically against a plain light gray background, the plank showing a range of brown tones with darker brown spots and small round marks, a few tiny holes, subtle grain patterns and worn edges, and an overall aged, slightly uneven texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_412

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77.2Mb (877.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse heraldic shield reverse plant ornament Rectangular shape obverse top bipartite field showing left two crossed swords right geometric plant motifs image rue Lower part three framed fields rectangular two ending arc containing rose symbol dashed background Reverse complex decorative motif symmetrically arranged interwoven plant elements Materials function gingerbread form applied art Iconography coats arms roses plant geometric ornaments crown motif grapevine Date 18th–19th century Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 26.7 cm width 10.2 cm depth 3.8 cm long narrow wooden plank weathered surface displayed vertically plain light gray background plank showing range brown tones darker brown spots small round marks tiny holes subtle grain patterns worn edges aged slightly uneven texture.