Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: heraldic shield; reverse: plant ornament. Double-sided rectangular form; on one side at the top a heraldic shield with a bipartite field: left panel with two crossed swords; right panel with geometric and plant motifs including an image of rue. In the lower part three framed fields—one rectangular, two with arched tops—each containing, on a dashed background, a rose symbol. Reverse: complex decorative motif of symmetrically arranged and interwoven plant elements. Materials: form applied art. Iconography: coats of arms, roses, plant ornaments, geometric ornaments, swords, crown motif, rue, grapevine. Region/date: Province of Silesia, 18th–19th century 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 26.7 cm; width 10.2 cm; depth 3.8 cm., A single vertically oriented rectangular wooden block floats against a plain light gray background; the block shows a worn brown surface with darker brown and tan variations, visible grain lines, small holes, scratches, and rounded ...
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Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: heraldic shield; reverse: plant ornament. Double-sided rectangular form; on one side at the top a heraldic shield with a bipartite field: left panel with two crossed swords; right panel with geometric and plant motifs including an image of rue. In the lower part three framed fields—one rectangular, two with arched tops—each containing, on a dashed background, a rose symbol. Reverse: complex decorative motif of symmetrically arranged and interwoven plant elements. Materials: form applied art. Iconography: coats of arms, roses, plant ornaments, geometric ornaments, swords, crown motif, rue, grapevine. Region/date: Province of Silesia, 18th–19th century 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 26.7 cm; width 10.2 cm; depth 3.8 cm., A single vertically oriented rectangular wooden block floats against a plain light gray background; the block shows a worn brown surface with darker brown and tan variations, visible grain lines, small holes, scratches, and rounded corners, and there are subtle shadows beneath and around it.

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Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse heraldic shield reverse plant ornament Double-sided rectangular form side top bipartite field left panel two crossed swords right panel geometric plant motifs image rue lower part three framed fields rectangular arched tops containing dashed background rose symbol Reverse complex decorative motif symmetrically arranged interwoven plant elements Materials form applied art Iconography coats arms roses plant ornaments geometric ornaments crown motif grapevine Region date Province Silesia 18th–19th century 1742–1918 Dimensions height 26.7 cm width 10.2 cm depth 3.8 cm single vertically oriented rectangular wooden block floats plain light gray background block worn brown surface darker brown tan variations visible grain lines small holes scratches rounded corners subtle shadows beneath .

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