Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: images of four heads; depending on rotation the heads take on a male or female appearance in one the male head changes into a goat. Reverse: seven elements in decorative frames: a house roof, a flower, a bird, a plate with the inscription IDR / 1763 and another with GFK / 1763, an anchor and cross, decoration complemented by a wreath and flower motif in a medallion. Plant ornaments, human figures, zoomorphic motifs, wreaths, religious symbols. Applied/folk art, decorative art. Date: 1793. Maker/ Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form. Dimensions: height 34.6 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 2 cm., A long rectangular wooden board rests on a smooth light gray surface, with a muted gray background. The board is brown with variations of lighter and darker wood tones and shows carved recessed panels and circular indentations along its top face. Several square and rectangular carved compartments display raised decorative reliefs and patterned borders, and a few round shallow hollows appear near the ends. The wood surface shows subtle worn areas and grain texture, and shadows fall beneath the board creating a soft darker gray tone on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_438

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (799.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse images four heads depending rotation heads take male female appearance male head changes goat Reverse seven elements decorative frames house roof flower bird plate inscription IDR 1763 another Gfk anchor cross decoration complemented wreath flower motif medallion Plant ornaments human figures zoomorphic motifs wreaths religious symbols Applied folk art decorative art Date 1793 Maker Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form Dimensions height 34.6 cm width 9.3 cm depth 2 cm long rectangular wooden board rests smooth light gray surface muted gray background board brown variations lighter darker wood tones carved recessed panels circular indentations top face Several square rectangular carved compartments display raised decorative reliefs patterned borders round shallow hollows near ends wood surface subtle worn areas grain texture shadows fall beneath board creating soft darker gray tone surface.