Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form; on one side an image of a sheep grazing in a meadow; on the other side a figure of a goat with lush fur and long horns curved backwards, with a fragment of a flowery meadow at the bottom. Gingerbread mold, applied art with plant ornaments, floral and zoomorphic motifs. Rectangular form. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 19.2 cm, width 13.2 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden block suspended against a pale gray background, showing a weathered brown surface with visible diagonal cracks and fine lines across its face, darker brown streaks and patches, slightly rounded edges, and a narrow lighter worn area along the bottom edge; colors present include shades of brown, dark brown, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_005

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form side image sheep grazing meadow figure goat lush fur long horns curved backwards fragment flowery meadow bottom Gingerbread mold applied art plant ornaments floral zoomorphic motifs Rectangular form 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 19.2 cm width 13.2 cm depth 3.7 cm vertical rectangular wooden block suspended pale gray background showing weathered brown surface visible diagonal cracks fine lines across face darker brown streaks patches slightly rounded edges narrow lighter worn area bottom edge colors present include shades brown dark brown gray.