Caption

A single-sided gingerbread mould with a wedding ceremony scene, figurative scenes, gingerbread moulds, weddings, male figures, female figures, volutes, folk-style decorations, plant motifs, gingerbread; single-sided rectangular mould with a wedding scene: in the centre a priest dressed in a chasuble with a wig, on his left a man and on his right a woman with their hands joined by the priest, both in richly decorated turn-of-17th/18th-century costumes and wigs — the man in a justaucorps, culottes and stockings, the woman in a long patterned dress with a low neckline; above the heads a decorative finial supported by two columns, the central part a round clock face showing the sun with a human face, with hands on the face, surrounded by an ornament of volutes and plant motifs and a rim with Roman numerals; 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918; form dimensions: height 23 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A rectangular wooden plank shown against a neutral gray background, with a worn, uneven surface and visible grain patterns; the wood displays several shades of brown ranging from deep brown to lighter, weathered brown, with areas of darker brown along the edges and lighter, almost tan streaks near the center; there are a few small round indentations and holes, several cracks and splits, and a circular knot-like raised area on the left-center; the plank surface has scratches, scuffs, and patches of smoother, polished wear, and the edges are slightly rounded and irregular.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_494

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

A single-sided gingerbread mould wedding ceremony scene figurative scenes gingerbread moulds weddings male figures female figures volutes folk-style decorations plant motifs single-sided rectangular mould wedding scene centre priest dressed chasuble wig left man right woman hands joined priest richly decorated turn-of-17th 18th-century costumes wigs justaucorps culottes stockings long patterned dress low neckline heads decorative finial supported two columns central part round clock face showing sun human face hands surrounded ornament rim Roman numerals 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 form dimensions height 23 cm width 15.5 cm depth 4.5 cm rectangular wooden plank shown neutral gray background worn uneven surface visible grain patterns wood displays several shades brown ranging deep brown lighter weathered brown areas darker brown edges almost tan streaks near center small round indentations holes several cracks splits circular knot- raised area left-center plank surface scratches scuffs patches smoother polished wear slightly rounded irregular.