Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: baby in swaddling; Reverse: baby in swaddling. Folk-style decorations with geometric and floral ornament; decorative frame around the figure. Applied art, decorative art, souvenir gingerbread mold. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold; height 16.8 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A rectangular wooden board in shades of brown with a carved relief of a wrapped figure centered on it; the carving shows a face encircled by a textured halo, a bow beneath the chin, patterned wrapped layers around the body, and a bow near the lower end, with the wood surface showing grain, slight scratches, and varied brown tones against a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_439

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse baby swaddling Reverse Folk-style decorations geometric floral ornament decorative frame figure Applied art decorative art souvenir gingerbread mold 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold height 16.8 cm width 7.8 cm depth 3.7 cm rectangular wooden board shades brown carved relief wrapped figure centered carving face encircled textured halo bow beneath chin patterned wrapped layers body bow near lower wood surface showing grain slight scratches varied brown tones gray background.