Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: male figure in a hussar uniform; reverse: fish. Double-sided rectangular form; on one side an image of a male figure with a moustache in a hussar uniform, wearing a fur-lined jacket, standing with legs slightly apart, leaning on a sabre held in his right hand, wearing a high shako topped with a two-headed eagle decorated with a tassel; plant ornament at the bottom. Other side: stylized elongated fish covered with scales, depicted in profile. Materials/function: gingerbread form, applied/ decorative art; motifs: soldiers, hussars, uniforms, sabres, folk motifs, fish ornament, historical costumes. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 28.7 cm; width 11.7 cm; depth 3.5 cm., A carved wooden relief of a fish mounted on a rectangular wooden panel, showing a stylized fish with a smooth head and a textured body of repeating scale patterns, a carved eye and mouth, and a detailed tail with linear ridges; the panel and carving display various shades of brown, with darker browns in the carved areas and lighter brown tones on the surrounding wood, set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_450

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse male figure hussar uniform reverse fish Double-sided rectangular form side image moustache wearing fur-lined jacket standing legs slightly apart leaning sabre held right hand high shako topped two-headed eagle decorated tassel plant ornament bottom stylized elongated fish covered scales depicted profile Materials function gingerbread form applied decorative art motifs soldiers hussars uniforms sabres folk motifs fish ornament historical costumes Date 18th–19th century Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 28.7 cm width 11.7 cm depth 3.5 cm carved wooden relief fish mounted rectangular wooden panel showing stylized fish smooth head textured body repeating scale patterns carved eye mouth detailed tail linear ridges panel carving display various shades brown darker browns carved areas lighter brown tones surrounding wood set pale gray background.