Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form; rectangular shape. One side: image of a grazing sheep in a meadow. Other side: goat with lush fur and long backward-curving horns, with a fragment of a flowery meadow at the bottom. Gingerbread mold, applied art with plant ornaments, floral decorations and zoomorphic motifs. 18th–19th century, Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Height 19.2 cm; width 13.2 cm; depth 3.7 cm., A carved wooden plaque depicting the silhouette of a sheep standing on a rectangular base, with carved fur texture shown as vertical grooves across its body and decorative floral motifs on the base; the plaque and carving are shades of brown set against a light gray background, with subtle darker brown shadows and slight worn marks on the wood.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_003

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (4.1Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form rectangular shape side image grazing sheep meadow goat lush fur long backward-curving horns fragment flowery meadow bottom Gingerbread mold applied art plant ornaments floral decorations zoomorphic motifs 18th–19th century Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 19.2 cm width 13.2 cm depth 3.7 cm carved wooden plaque depicting silhouette sheep standing rectangular base carved fur texture shown vertical grooves across body decorative floral motifs base plaque carving shades brown set light gray background subtle darker brown shadows slight worn marks wood.