Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: image of a rider/trumpeter on a horse dressed in a decorative tail, wearing a costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries long jerkin with wide tails, breeches, long boots, tricorn hat; floral decoration at the bottom. Reverse: four small images of human figures shown front and back — first, male, carrying a basket filled with children probably known in folk tradition as Kinderbringer; second, female, in a high headdress and country dress, holding a handkerchief and a small basket. Gingerbread form, genre scenes, decorative/f olk motifs; Silesia, 18th–19th century. Rectangular form; height 42 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A single vertical wooden plank with a weathered surface and visible grain, showing cracks and small nicks along its length, set against a plain light gray background; the plank is brown with darker brown streaks and some lighter worn areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_474

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (573.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse image rider trumpeter horse dressed decorative tail wearing costume turn 18th 19th centuries long jerkin wide tails breeches long boots tricorn hat floral decoration bottom Reverse four small images human figures shown front back first male carrying basket filled children folk tradition Kinderbringer second female high headdress country dress holding handkerchief small basket Gingerbread form genre scenes decorative f olk motifs Silesia 18th–19th century Rectangular form height 42 cm width 25.5 cm depth 2.8 cm single vertical wooden plank weathered surface visible grain showing cracks small nicks length set plain light gray background plank brown darker brown streaks lighter worn areas.