Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: female figure in a hat and a long, patterned dress. Reverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant ornament. Rectangular shape; plant ornaments, folk motifs, decorative art. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form. Height 23.5 cm; width 9.5 cm; depth 2.6 cm., A carved rectangular wooden panel depicting a stylized standing figure with a long dress and a wide-brimmed hat, all rendered in shallow relief; the surface shows carved patterns of leaves and scalloped lines on the skirt, braided or rope-like motifs on the sleeves, a beaded necklace and a central bodice detail, with a border of repeating leaf shapes near the base; the wood surface is mostly brown with darker brown shadows in the carved recesses and small dark spots scattered across the panel, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_008

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse female figure hat long patterned dress Reverse baby swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric plant ornament Rectangular shape plant ornaments folk motifs decorative art 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form Height 23.5 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.6 cm carved rectangular wooden panel depicting stylized standing figure long dress wide-brimmed hat rendered shallow relief surface carved patterns leaves scalloped lines skirt braided rope- motifs sleeves beaded necklace central bodice detail border repeating leaf shapes near base wood surface mostly brown darker brown shadows carved recesses small dark spots scattered across panel set neutral gray background.