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Double-sided gingerbread mould, rectangular, wood, height 29 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 2.4 cm. Maker inscription on the edge: Glauer: signature of the woodcarver or gingerbread maker and the date j.1827. Dated 1826. One side: twelve small images of animals two horses, two roosters, two crayfish, and two storks carrying babies in baskets and two decorative pipes. Other side: miniature elements including children in swaddling blankets, shoes, footwraps, a cradle, a guitar, and other motifs adorned with plant and geometric ornaments. Decorated with folk, zoomorphic, plant, and geometric motifs; function: form for gingerbread. Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918., A rectangular wooden panel carved with a variety of shallow relief shapes and patterns, showing a few elongated sock-like forms, a guitar-shaped outline, several curved and geometric motifs, and a group of decorative bands and floral-like medallions; the panel surface is brown with darker carved recesses and faint lighter worn areas, set against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_478

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Double-sided gingerbread mould rectangular wood height 29 cm width 10.5 cm depth 2.4 cm Maker inscription edge Glauer signature woodcarver gingerbread maker date j.1827 Dated 1826 side twelve small images animals two horses two roosters two crayfish two storks carrying babies baskets two decorative pipes miniature elements children swaddling blankets shoes footwraps cradle guitar motifs adorned plant geometric ornaments Decorated folk zoomorphic geometric motifs function form gingerbread Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 rectangular wooden panel carved variety shallow relief shapes patterns showing elongated sock- forms guitar-shaped outline several curved group decorative bands floral- medallions panel surface brown darker carved recesses faint lighter worn areas set pale gray background.