Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: female figure; reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Double-sided rectangular form; on one side a female figure in a hat and a long, patterned dress; the other side: an image of a baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant ornament. Folk motifs; plant ornaments; decorative art; folk customs; gingerbread. 18th–19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form. Height 23.5 cm; width 9.5 cm; depth 2.6 cm., A single vertical wooden beam floats centered against a smooth light gray background, the beam showing a weathered brown surface with visible grain, cracks, a small hole, and rough worn edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_017

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (779.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse female figure reverse baby swaddling clothes Double-sided rectangular form side hat long patterned dress image swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric plant ornament Folk motifs plant ornaments decorative art folk customs 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form Height 23.5 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.6 cm single vertical wooden beam floats centered smooth light gray background beam showing weathered brown surface visible grain cracks small hole rough worn edges.