Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: seven floral and plant motifs bouquets of roses and other flowers, two floral wreaths. Reverse: twelve framed images depicting a human figure during farm work and, below, eight medallions with human heads and various animals. Gingerbread; folk-style decorative art with wreaths, human figures, floral and zoomorphic motifs. Rectangular form. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 25.3 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 1.5 cm., A tall rectangular wooden panel with carved reliefs arranged in a grid, showing a group of small standing humanlike figures in the upper portion and a group of circular medallion designs in the lower portion; the panel is brown with darker carved recesses and lighter worn highlights, set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse seven floral plant motifs bouquets roses flowers two floral wreaths Reverse twelve framed images depicting human figure farm work eight medallions human heads various animals Gingerbread folk-style decorative art wreaths human figures floral zoomorphic motifs Rectangular form 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 25.3 cm width 6.6 cm depth 1.5 cm tall rectangular wooden panel carved reliefs arranged grid showing group small standing humanlike figures upper portion circular medallion designs lower portion panel brown darker carved recesses lighter worn highlights set plain light gray background.