Caption

One-sided gingerbread form with various representations, woodcarver or gingerbread maker, gingerbread, figurative motifs, folk-style decorations, cornucopia ornament, dates, decorative art, customs, applied art, holiday traditions, lamb symbol, zoomorphic motifs, Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918, babies, souvenirs. One-sided rectangular form with ten small images: bird, cornucopia, lamb, baby in swaddling clothes, crayfish, fish, girl in a dress, another lamb, lion, sun; on one edge a date engraved 1810 with the letter S against an anchor the maker's mark. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918, form; height 20.6 cm, width 12 cm, depth 4 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a recessed central area is shown, displaying a worn, rough surface with visible grain, scratches, dents, and small holes. The wood appears in shades of brown ranging from medium to dark, with subtle variations and weathered lighter brown patches. The panel edges are slightly rounded and scuffed, and there are linear grooves and faint raised seams within the recessed area. The background is a uniform cool gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_424

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.6Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

-sided gingerbread form various representations woodcarver gingerbread maker figurative motifs folk-style decorations cornucopia ornament dates decorative art customs applied art holiday traditions lamb symbol zoomorphic motifs Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 babies souvenirs -sided rectangular form ten small images bird cornucopia lamb baby swaddling clothes crayfish fish girl dress another lamb lion sun edge date engraved 1810 letter S anchor maker's mark 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 height 20.6 cm width 12 cm depth 4 cm rectangular wooden panel recessed central area shown displaying worn rough surface visible grain scratches dents small holes wood shades brown ranging medium dark subtle variations weathered lighter brown patches panel edges slightly rounded scuffed linear grooves faint raised seams within recessed area background uniform cool gray.