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 is engraved: 1810, with the letter S against an anchor mark of the maker. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form. Height 20.6 cm, width 12 cm, depth 4 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden block with worn edges and a weathered surface suspended against a pale gray background, showing a few small round marks and scratches across its brown surface and variations of darker and lighter brown tones, with some tiny darker spots and areas of slight discoloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_427

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (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 mark maker 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form Height 20.6 cm width 12 cm depth 4 cm vertical rectangular wooden block worn edges weathered surface suspended pale gray background showing small round marks scratches across brown surface variations darker lighter brown tones tiny spots areas slight discoloration.