Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Side A: female figure; Side B: baby in swaddling clothes. Maker unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Gingerbread, decorative/applied folk art; Silesian Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Rectangular form: one side shows a standing woman with a headscarf, leaning on a ladder and holding a broom; the other shows a swaddled baby decorated with a geometric ornament. On one edge the date 1830 is engraved with the letter S against an anchor background and below it the letter M mark of the maker. Date: 1830. Materials: gingerbread form wood. Dimensions: height 13.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A vertically oriented rectangular block of wood with a dark brown surface showing a vertical seam near the top and worn edges, featuring a few shallow carved indentations and scratches across its face, with small round holes visible and areas of lighter brown wear; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_457

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77.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Side A female figure Side B baby swaddling clothes Maker unknown woodcarver gingerbread maker Gingerbread decorative applied folk art Silesian Province Silesia 1742–1918 Rectangular form side standing woman headscarf leaning ladder holding broom swaddled baby decorated geometric ornament edge date 1830 engraved letter S anchor background letter M mark maker Date 1830 Materials gingerbread form wood Dimensions height 13.5 cm width 6.5 cm depth 4.5 cm vertically oriented rectangular block wood dark brown surface showing vertical seam near top worn edges featuring shallow carved indentations scratches across face small round holes visible areas lighter brown wear background uniform light gray.