Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form; rectangular shape. One side: image of a sheep grazing in a meadow. Other side: figure of a goat with lush fur and long horns curved backwards; at the bottom a fragment of a flowery meadow. Gingerbread; plant ornaments, floral decorations; applied art with zoomorphic motifs and folk motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 19.2 cm, width 13.2 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A carved wooden panel with a dark brown surface features a bas-relief of an animal facing left with a textured curly coat, slender legs, and a lowered head near decorative plant shapes carved into the base; the background around the relief is a smooth brown expanse, and the image also shows a pale gray border surrounding the panel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_002

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (4.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form rectangular shape side image sheep grazing meadow figure goat lush fur long horns curved backwards bottom fragment flowery meadow Gingerbread plant ornaments floral decorations applied art zoomorphic motifs folk motifs 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 19.2 cm width 13.2 cm depth 3.7 cm carved wooden panel dark brown surface features bas-relief animal facing left textured curly coat slender legs lowered head near decorative plant shapes carved base background relief smooth brown expanse image also pale gray border surrounding panel.