Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold; obverse: female figure in a hat and long patterned dress; reverse: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant ornament. Rectangular form, decorative folk-art style, 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 23.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.6 cm. Subjects: babies, customs, plant ornaments, female figures in rich dresses., A narrow vertical wooden plank centered against a plain light gray background, showing a light brown wood tone with a worn surface, several small dark round holes scattered along its length, some darker scuff marks and a faded oval patch of darker brown near the upper middle, and slight edge wear and chipping at the bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_015

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77.2Mb (878.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold obverse female figure hat long patterned dress reverse baby swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric plant ornament Rectangular form decorative folk-art style 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 23.5 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.6 cm Subjects babies customs plant ornaments female figures rich dresses narrow vertical wooden plank centered plain light gray background showing light brown wood tone worn surface several small dark round holes scattered length darker scuff marks faded oval patch darker brown near upper middle slight edge wear chipping bottom.