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Double-sided gingerbread mould, maker signed Glauer woodcarver or gingerbread maker, dated j.1827. Rectangle mould, height 29 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 2.4 cm. 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 additional motifs adorned with plant and geometric ornaments. Materials/genre: carved wooden form for gingerbread; folk motifs; zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures; geometric and plant ornamentation. Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; dated 1826–1827., A vertical rectangular wooden panel carved with a repeating pattern of decorative relief motifs including stylized animals, birds, a horse, and abstract ornamental shapes, all in shades of brown; the background around the panel is a solid light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_479

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Double-sided gingerbread mould maker signed Glauer woodcarver gingerbread maker dated j.1827 Rectangle mould height 29 cm width 10.5 cm depth 2.4 cm 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 additional motifs adorned plant geometric ornaments Materials genre carved wooden form gingerbread folk motifs zoomorphic anthropomorphic figures geometric plant ornamentation Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 dated 1826–1827 vertical rectangular wooden panel carved repeating pattern decorative relief motifs stylized animals birds horse abstract ornamental shapes shades brown background panel solid light gray.