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; Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; decorative art; folk motifs. Description: single-sided rectangular mould with a wedding scene — in the centre a priest dressed in a chasuble with a wig; to his left a man and to his right a woman, their hands joined by the priest; both wear richly decorated turn-of-the-17th/18th-century costumes and wigs man in justaucorps, culottes and stockings; woman in a long patterned dress with a low neckline. Above the figures is a decorative finial supported by two columns; the central element is a round clock face showing a sun with a human face, hands on the face, surrounded by an ornament of volutes and plant motifs and a rim marked with Roman numerals. Date: 18th–19th century. Dimensions: height 23 cm; width 15.5 cm; depth 4.5 cm., A single vertical wooden plank with a worn, weathered surface suspended against a smooth gray background, showing a range of brown tones from dark brown to lighter warm brown with visible grain, cracks, and radial split lines, small round depressions, slightly rounded corners, and a smoother, darker edge on one side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_495

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 decorative art folk motifs Description single-sided rectangular mould wedding scene centre priest dressed chasuble wig left man right woman hands joined priest wear richly decorated turn-of- -17th 18th-century costumes wigs man justaucorps culottes stockings long patterned dress low neckline figures decorative finial supported two columns central element round clock face showing sun human face hands surrounded ornament rim marked Roman numerals Date 18th–19th century Dimensions height 23 cm width 15.5 cm depth 4.5 cm single vertical wooden plank worn weathered surface suspended smooth gray background range brown tones dark brown lighter warm brown visible grain cracks radial split lines small round depressions slightly rounded corners smoother darker edge side.