Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: images of four heads; when the block is rotated the heads take on male or female appearances 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 wreath with a flower motif in a medallion. Materials/technique: applied folk decorative art. Style/subject: plant ornaments, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, wreaths, religious symbols, inscriptions, customs. Date: 1793 inscriptions dated 1763. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form dimensions: height 34.6 cm; width 9.3 cm; depth 2 cm., A single vertical wooden stick with a weathered, rough surface and rounded top floats against a plain light gray background; the stick shows brown and tan wood tones with darker grain markings and small worn areas, and the background appears in varying shades of pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (514.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse images four heads block rotated heads take male female appearances male head changes goat Reverse seven elements decorative frames house roof flower bird plate inscribed Idr 1763 another Gfk anchor cross wreath flower motif medallion Materials technique applied folk decorative art Style subject plant ornaments human figures zoomorphic motifs wreaths religious symbols inscriptions customs Date 1793 inscriptions dated 1763 Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form dimensions height 34.6 cm width 9.3 cm depth 2 cm single vertical wooden stick weathered rough surface rounded top floats plain light gray background stick brown tan wood tones darker grain markings small worn areas background varying shades pale gray.