Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Side A: figure of a bachelor — long-haired male with a high hat in a bachelor’s costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, wearing a justacorps and culottes with stockings, standing among decorative foliage. Side B: large grape bunch grapevine motif. Materials/technique: woodcarving for gingerbread decorative, applied folk art. Subject/ornament: fruit, plant motifs, male figures, historical costumes, folk motifs. Date: 1796. Place/region: Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Object type: double-sided rectangular form. Dimensions: height 14.3 cm; width 7.2 cm; depth 2.7 cm. Maker: unknown., A vertical, narrow wooden beam with a worn, textured surface in shades of brown and darker brown streaks against a smooth gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_447

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77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Side A figure bachelor long-haired male high hat bachelor’s costume turn 18th 19th centuries wearing justacorps culottes stockings standing decorative foliage Side B large grape bunch grapevine motif Materials technique woodcarving gingerbread decorative applied folk art Subject ornament fruit plant motifs male figures historical costumes folk motifs Date 1796 Place region Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Object type double-sided rectangular form Dimensions height 14.3 cm width 7.2 cm depth 2.7 cm Maker unknown vertical narrow wooden beam worn textured surface shades brown darker streaks smooth gray background.