Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form; obverse: female figure in a helmet; reverse: male figure in a helmet. Gingerbread mold, applied/decorative art, militaria, historical costumes, plant ornaments. Rectangular form; on one side a female figure in a long patterned dress with a neckline, wearing a helmet decorated with a plume, holding a sword in one hand and a roll of paper in the other, wearing shoes, with a plant ornament at the bottom. The other side shows a male figure in armor resembling Roman legionary or Greek hoplite armor, wearing a similar plume-decorated helmet, holding a shield bearing two crossed swords and a crown in one hand and a javelin in the other, a sword girded at his side, wearing sandals, with a plant ornament at the bottom. 18th–19th century, Silesia Province 1742–1918. Height 59 cm, width 22 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A carved wooden panel depicting a standing armored figure wearing a helmet with a crest and a plume, holding a spear in one hand and a round shield in the other; the figure has carved facial features including eyes, a mustache, and a beard, and is dressed in layered armor with detailed patterned textures and a skirt-like lower garment, with a sheathed sword at the waist and strapped footwear; the panel shows carved decorative motifs around the figure and the wood surface has natural grain and variations in brown tones, set against a pale gray background with a few subtle shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_465

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form obverse female figure helmet reverse male figure Gingerbread mold applied decorative art militaria historical costumes plant ornaments Rectangular form side long patterned dress neckline wearing helmet decorated plume holding sword hand roll paper wearing shoes plant ornament bottom armor resembling Roman legionary Greek hoplite armor plume-decorated helmet shield bearing two crossed swords crown javelin sword girded wearing sandals 18th–19th century Silesia Province 1742–1918 Height 59 cm width 22 cm depth 4.5 cm carved wooden panel depicting standing armored figure wearing crest spear round shield figure carved facial features eyes mustache beard dressed layered armor detailed textures skirt- lower garment sheathed sword waist strapped footwear panel carved decorative motifs wood surface natural grain variations brown tones set pale gray background subtle shadows.