Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant motifs. Reverse: two rectangular frames filled with geometric ornaments. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold; height 40.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.3 cm. Materials/technique: applied arts; decorative folk motifs include geometric and plant ornaments, human figure; function: gingerbread mold., A long vertical wooden panel with a natural tan and brown wood grain, showing a few carved rectangular recessed areas with decorative carved patterns; the top recessed area contains a geometric arrangement of repeating carved shapes and small pierced holes, while the lower recessed area shows a series of linear carved grooves and repeated notched motifs with several small drilled holes; the panel has visible wood texture, some small dark spots and cracks, and overall warm beige and brown tones set against a smooth light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_484

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse baby swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric plant motifs Reverse two rectangular frames filled geometric ornaments 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold height 40.5 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.3 cm Materials technique applied arts decorative folk motifs include plant ornaments human figure function gingerbread mold long vertical wooden panel natural tan brown wood grain showing carved rectangular recessed areas decorative carved patterns top area contains geometric arrangement repeating shapes small pierced holes lower area series linear grooves repeated notched motifs several small drilled panel visible wood texture small dark spots cracks warm beige brown tones set smooth light gray background.