Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: image of a rider; reverse: four representations of human figures. Double-sided rectangular form; one side shows a trumpeter on a horse dressed in a decorative tail, in costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries — long jerkin with wide tails, breeches and long boots, tricorn hat — with floral decoration at the bottom. Second side: four small images of human figures shown from front and back: first, a male carrying a basket filled with children probably the folk Kinderbringer; second, a female in a high headdress and country dress holding a handkerchief and a small basket. Gingerbread mold, genre scenes, decorative art, folk motifs; Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; 18th–19th century. Dimensions: height 42 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A narrow vertical wooden plank with a worn brown surface centered against a smooth light gray background, showing a small rectangular pale beige paper remnant affixed near the middle and a few sma...
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Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: image of a rider; reverse: four representations of human figures. Double-sided rectangular form; one side shows a trumpeter on a horse dressed in a decorative tail, in costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries — long jerkin with wide tails, breeches and long boots, tricorn hat — with floral decoration at the bottom. Second side: four small images of human figures shown from front and back: first, a male carrying a basket filled with children probably the folk Kinderbringer; second, a female in a high headdress and country dress holding a handkerchief and a small basket. Gingerbread mold, genre scenes, decorative art, folk motifs; Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; 18th–19th century. Dimensions: height 42 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A narrow vertical wooden plank with a worn brown surface centered against a smooth light gray background, showing a small rectangular pale beige paper remnant affixed near the middle and a few small dark spots and scuffs along its length.

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Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse image rider reverse four representations human figures Double-sided rectangular form side trumpeter horse dressed decorative tail costume turn 18th 19th centuries long jerkin wide tails breeches long boots tricorn hat floral decoration bottom Second side four small images human figures shown front back first male carrying basket filled children folk Kinderbringer second female high headdress country dress holding handkerchief small basket Gingerbread mold genre scenes decorative art folk motifs Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 18th–19th century Dimensions height 42 cm width 25.5 cm depth 2.8 cm narrow vertical wooden plank worn brown surface centered smooth light gray background showing small rectangular pale beige paper remnant affixed near middle small dark spots scuffs length.

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