Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Side A: long-haired male figure with a high hat in a bachelor’s costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, wearing a justicorn and culottes with stockings, standing among decorative foliage. Side B: large grape bunch. Woodcarver/gingerbread, Materials: wood; function: gingerbread form; decorative folk motifs and grapevine iconography. Style/region: Silesia Province of Silesia, 1796. Dimensions: height 14.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, depth 2.7 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved cluster resembling a bunch of grapes and stylized leaves, showing a worn, textured surface with carved depressions forming a honeycomb-like pattern; the wood displays shades of brown with darker brown in the carved recesses and some lighter brown worn areas, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Side A long-haired male figure high hat bachelor’s costume turn 18th 19th centuries wearing justicorn culottes stockings standing decorative foliage Side B large grape bunch Woodcarver gingerbread Materials wood function gingerbread form decorative folk motifs grapevine iconography Style region Silesia Province Silesia 1796 Dimensions height 14.3 cm width 7.2 cm depth 2.7 cm rectangular wooden block carved cluster resembling bunch grapes stylized leaves showing worn textured surface carved depressions forming honeycomb- pattern wood displays shades brown darker brown carved recesses lighter worn areas set neutral gray background.