Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a rider on both sides, woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Rectangular wooden mold featuring on one side a rider-trumpeter in a tricorn hat wearing a 17th–18th-century costume long caftan, breeches, long boots seated on a horse with decorative tack; the rider and horse stand on a base decorated with plant and geometric ornament. Reverse side shows another rider probably a hussar seated on a horse, wearing a high mirliton cap and a fur-lined jacket, with geometric and floral ornament at the bottom. One edge engraved with the date 1797 and, centered in the date, the letter S over an anchor maker's mark. Gingerbread mould, applied/decorative folk-style motifs; Province of Silesia, 1797. Dimensions: height 19 cm, width 15 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden object with a worn, smooth surface and rounded top and bottom edges resting against a plain light gray background, showing a range of brown tones from light to dark with darker brown spots and patches, areas of glossy wear and small scratches, a few small dark marks near the top, and traces of darker blackish smudging toward the top edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_498

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould image rider sides woodcarver gingerbread maker Rectangular wooden mold featuring side rider-trumpeter tricorn hat wearing 17th–18th-century costume long caftan breeches long boots seated horse decorative tack horse stand base decorated plant geometric ornament Reverse side another rider hussar seated wearing high mirliton cap fur-lined jacket geometric floral ornament bottom edge engraved date 1797 centered date letter S anchor maker's mark Gingerbread mould applied decorative folk-style motifs Province Silesia 1797 Dimensions height 19 cm width 15 cm depth 5.5 cm vertical rectangular wooden object worn smooth surface rounded top bottom edges resting plain light gray background showing range brown tones dark darker brown spots patches areas glossy wear small scratches small dark marks near top traces darker blackish smudging top edge.