Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: female figure in a hat and long patterned dress; Reverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant ornament. Rectangular shape; folk motifs and plant ornaments; decorative art. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form. Height 23.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.6 cm., A rectangular wooden panel carved in brown shows a stylized female figure in relief wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long, patterned dress, with carved decorative leaf-like motifs around the skirt and along a horizontal band near the bottom; the figure has a simple face with circular eyes and a small nose, a necklace, and braided or tasseled details at the shoulders, and the panel surface has several small dark holes and slight cracks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_010

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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 folk motifs plant ornaments decorative art 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form Height 23.5 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.6 cm rectangular wooden panel carved brown stylized female figure relief wearing wide-brimmed hat patterned dress carved decorative leaf- motifs skirt horizontal band near bottom figure simple face circular eyes small nose necklace braided tasseled details shoulders panel surface several small dark holes slight cracks.