Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: figure of a soldier. Side B: various floral and geometric ornaments. Maker unknown woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Folk-style decorations; woodcarving; applied/decorative art; gingerbread moulds; male figures; military uniforms; folk motifs. Description: rectangular double-sided mould — one side shows a male figure in a Napoleonic-era military uniform, wearing a high headgear with a feather and numerous chest decorations, with a plant ornament at the bottom; the other side features a rich floral and plant ornament enclosed in a tripartite frame, with decorative spoked wheels in the four corners. One edge bears an engraved date 1810 with the letter S between the digits against the background of an anchor the maker's mark. Date: 1810. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Object type: form. Dimensions: height 31.7 cm; width 12.5 cm; depth 2.4 cm., A rectangular wooden block rests on a smooth light gray surface against a pale gray background, showing a carved recessed figure of a person wearing a long garment and a headdress; the wood displays various brown tones with areas of darker brown in the carved recesses and lighter tan on the flat surfaces, and there are visible scratches and worn spots on the wood.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_034

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A figure soldier Side B various floral geometric ornaments Maker unknown woodcarver gingerbread maker Folk-style decorations woodcarving applied decorative art gingerbread moulds male figures military uniforms folk motifs Description rectangular double-sided mould side male figure Napoleonic-era military uniform wearing high headgear feather numerous chest decorations plant ornament bottom side features rich floral plant ornament enclosed tripartite frame decorative spoked wheels four corners edge bears engraved date 1810 letter S digits background anchor maker's mark Date 1810 Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Object type form Dimensions height 31.7 cm width 12.5 cm depth 2.4 cm rectangular wooden block rests smooth light gray surface pale gray background showing carved recessed figure person wearing long garment headdress wood displays various brown tones areas darker brown carved recesses lighter tan flat surfaces visible scratches worn spots wood.