Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with various 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: gingerbread mold. Subjects: babies, geometric ornaments, plant ornaments, human figures, folk motifs, folk customs., A long rectangular wooden plank rests on a smooth light gray surface, carved along its top with an elongated recessed design depicting a stylized human face at one end and a patterned, lattice-like section toward the other end, connected by bands of repeating ornamentation; the wood shows natural tan and brown tones with areas of darker brown where the carvings and edges have aged, and there are a few small darker spots and scuffs on the plank.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_488

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Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse baby swaddling clothes richly decorated various 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 Subjects babies plant ornaments human figures folk motifs folk customs long rectangular wooden plank rests smooth light gray surface carved top elongated recessed design depicting stylized human face patterned lattice- section connected bands repeating ornamentation wood natural tan brown tones areas darker brown carvings edges aged small darker spots scuffs plank.