Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: four representations—two richly decorated oriental pipes and two long shoes decorated with a floral ornament. Reverse: six different motifs including a human figure sitting on a bucket, a butterfly, a trumpet, a pistol, a violin and a French horn; overall multi-threaded decoration. Applied art; folk motifs. Material: gingerbread biscuit form. Style/region: Silesia, 18th–19th century. Dimensions: height 25 cm, width 11.2 cm, depth 2.2 cm., A long narrow rectangular wooden plank suspended vertically against a smooth neutral background, showing a weathered surface with visible grain and slight discoloration in tones of brown and tan, with a few darker brown knots and worn edges; the background appears as a uniform gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_421

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (644.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse four representations two richly decorated oriental pipes two long shoes decorated floral ornament Reverse six different motifs human figure sitting bucket butterfly trumpet pistol violin French horn multi-threaded decoration Applied art folk motifs Material gingerbread biscuit form Style region Silesia 18th–19th century Dimensions height 25 cm width 11.2 cm depth 2.2 cm long narrow rectangular wooden plank suspended vertically smooth neutral background showing weathered surface visible grain slight discoloration tones brown tan darker brown knots worn edges background uniform gray.