Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a rider on both sides, woodcarver or gingerbread maker; gingerbread mould, figurative scenes of riders and male figures, horse iconography, plant motifs, folk-style decorations; applied and decorative art. 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 probably a hussar wearing a high mirliton cap and a fur-lined jacket, with geometric and floral ornament at the bottom. Date engraved on one edge: 1797 with the letter S over an anchor mark of the woodcarver or owner. Dated 1797. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold; height 19 cm, width 15 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A vertical rectangular block of wood with visible grain and radial cracks is centered against a smooth neutral background; the wood shows dark brown and lighter brown tones with subtle black lines in the cracks, and the background appears in shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_499

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 decorative art 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 hussar wearing high mirliton cap fur-lined jacket geometric floral ornament bottom Date engraved edge 1797 letter S anchor mark owner Dated 1797 Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold height 19 cm width 15 cm depth 5.5 cm vertical rectangular block wood visible grain radial cracks centered smooth neutral background dark brown lighter brown tones subtle black lines cracks background shades gray.