Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: images of four heads; depending on rotation the faces appear male or female in one, the male head changes into a goat. Reverse: seven elements in decorative frames: a house roof, a flower, a bird, a plate inscribed IDR / 1763 and another inscribed GFK / 1763, an anchor and cross, and a medallion with wreath and flower motif. Materials: applied art, folk art; motifs include plant ornaments, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, wreaths, religious symbols, inscriptions, customs, souvenirs. Date: 1793 with inscriptions dated 1763. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: double-sided mould. Dimensions: height 34.6 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 2 cm., A long rectangular wooden panel with a vertical arrangement of carved rectangular and circular recessed panels, the wood showing brown tones with lighter and darker variations, several rectangular frames containing carved motifs including crosses, a curved anchor-like shape, a triangular tree-like pattern, a stylized floral motif, and a wavy bird-like profile, plus a few circular recessed decorations with concentric textured rings, all carvings outlined by patterned borders, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_435

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse images four heads depending rotation faces male female male head changes goat Reverse seven elements decorative frames house roof flower bird plate inscribed Idr 1763 another Gfk anchor cross medallion wreath flower motif Materials applied art folk art motifs include plant ornaments human figures zoomorphic motifs wreaths religious symbols inscriptions customs souvenirs Date 1793 inscriptions dated 1763 Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form double-sided mould Dimensions height 34.6 cm width 9.3 cm depth 2 cm long rectangular wooden panel vertical arrangement carved rectangular circular recessed panels wood showing brown tones lighter darker variations several rectangular frames containing carved crosses curved anchor- shape triangular tree- pattern stylized floral motif wavy bird- profile plus decorations concentric textured rings carvings outlined patterned borders set neutral gray background.