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 Prussia; 1742–1918. Double-sided mould with a rectangular shape; on one side the figure of a rider-trumpeter in a tricorn hat, in a 17th–18th century costume consisting of a long caftan, breeches and long boots, sitting on a horse dressed in decorative tack; the rider and horse are on a base decorated with plant and geometric ornament. Reverse side: a rider sitting on a horse probably a hussar, wearing a high mirliton cap, dressed in a fur-lined jacket, with a geometric and floral ornament at the bottom. On one edge the date is engraved: 1797, with the letter S against an anchor mark of the woodcarver or owner of the mould. 1797; Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold; height 19 cm, width 15 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A rectangular wooden block rests on a smooth pale gray surface, showing a carved recessed design on its top face with raised and indented areas. The block's wood surface displays worn textures, scratches, and chips, with visible grain and darker areas where the carving is deeper. The visible colors are brown tones in the wood, darker brown in the carved recesses, and neutral grays in the background and surface. There are a few small darker marks and smudges on the block's sides and corners, and the block casts a soft shadow on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_001

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (818.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (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 Prussia 1742–1918 Double-sided mould rectangular shape side figure rider-trumpeter tricorn hat 17th–18th century costume consisting long caftan breeches long boots sitting horse dressed decorative tack horse base decorated plant geometric ornament Reverse side rider sitting hussar wearing high mirliton cap dressed fur-lined jacket geometric floral ornament bottom edge date engraved 1797 letter S anchor mark owner mould Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold height 19 cm width 15 cm depth 5.5 cm rectangular wooden block rests smooth pale gray surface showing carved recessed design top face raised indented areas block's wood surface displays worn textures scratches chips visible grain darker areas carving deeper visible colors brown tones wood darker brown carved recesses neutral grays background surface small darker marks smudges block's sides corners block casts soft shadow surface beneath .