Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a rider on both sides, woodcarver or gingerbread maker; gingerbread mould, figurative scenes, riders, male figures, horse iconography, plant motifs, folk-style decorations, applied art, decorative art; Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918; rectangular double-sided mould: one side shows a rider-trumpeter in a tricorn hat in 17th–18th-century costume long caftan, breeches, long boots seated on a horse with decorative tack, both on a base decorated with plant and geometric ornament; reverse shows another rider on horseback probably a hussar wearing a high mirliton cap and a fur-lined jacket, with geometric and floral ornament at the bottom; on one edge the date 1797 is engraved with the letter S against an anchor mark of the woodcarver or owner of the mould; dated 1797; mold; height 19 cm, width 15 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved relief of a mounted figure; the carving shows a person seated on a horse with detailed mane and tail, the rider wearing a pointed headpiece and layered garments with textured patterns, and the horse standing on a decorative base with scroll-like motifs. The wood surface shows a range of brown tones with darker brown in the carved areas, lighter brown wear on the flat surfaces, and small areas of grayish discoloration; the background around the block is a pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_497

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould image rider sides woodcarver gingerbread maker gingerbread mould figurative scenes riders male figures horse iconography plant motifs folk-style decorations applied art decorative art Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 rectangular double-sided mould side rider-trumpeter tricorn hat 17th–18th-century costume long caftan breeches long boots seated horse decorative tack base decorated plant geometric ornament reverse another rider horseback hussar wearing high mirliton cap fur-lined jacket geometric floral ornament bottom edge date 1797 engraved letter S anchor mark owner mould dated 1797 mold height 19 cm width 15 cm depth 5.5 cm rectangular wooden block carved relief mounted figure carving person seated detailed mane tail rider wearing pointed headpiece layered garments textured patterns horse standing decorative base scroll- motifs wood surface range brown tones darker brown carved areas lighter brown wear flat surfaces small areas grayish discoloration background block pale gray.