Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: heraldic shield. Reverse: plant ornament. Double-sided rectangular form; obverse at top a heraldic shield with a bipartite field: left, two crossed swords; right, geometric and plant motifs including an image of rue. Lower part: three framed fields—one rectangular, two ending with an arc—each containing, on a dashed background, a rose symbol. Reverse: complex decorative motif of symmetrically arranged and interwoven plant elements. Materials/function: gingerbread form; motifs include coats of arms, roses, plant and geometric ornaments, crown motif, grapevine iconography. Date: 18th–19th century. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 26.7 cm; width 10.2 cm; depth 3.8 cm., A rectangular wooden block with carved decorative recesses and patterns rests on a smooth pale gray surface; the block shows a warm brown wood tone with darker brown carved areas and some lighter worn spots, and the background is a gradient of light gray to slightly bluish-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (901.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse heraldic shield Reverse plant ornament Double-sided rectangular form obverse top bipartite field left two crossed swords right geometric plant motifs image rue Lower part three framed fields rectangular two ending arc containing dashed background rose symbol complex decorative motif symmetrically arranged interwoven plant elements Materials function gingerbread form motifs include coats arms roses plant geometric ornaments crown motif grapevine iconography Date 18th–19th century Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 26.7 cm width 10.2 cm depth 3.8 cm rectangular wooden block carved decorative recesses patterns rests smooth pale gray surface block warm brown wood tone darker brown carved areas lighter worn spots background gradient light gray slightly bluish-gray.