Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: board with letters of the alphabet; reverse: image of a running wild boar across a meadow. Double-sided rectangular mould; on one side a decorative board with the letters of the alphabet carved on it; the other side: image of a wild boar running across a meadow. On one of the edges there is a date engraved: 1806, with the letter S on the background of an anchor mark of the woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Materials/subject: animals, gingerbread, gingerbread moulds, folk-style decorations, wild boar iconographic, alphabet, folk motifs. Date: 1806. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Type: form. Dimensions: height 16 cm, width 12 cm, depth 3 cm. Creator: unknown., A rectangular wooden board with a carved relief of a pig standing on a textured base; the wood shows a range of brown tones with lighter and darker areas and visible grain, knots, and small circular marks; the pig carving includes carved fur texture, a curled tail, and a raised snout, all in matching brown; the background around the carving is plain wood with scuffs and worn corners, and the surrounding area in the image is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_040

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse board letters alphabet reverse image running wild boar across meadow Double-sided rectangular mould side decorative board alphabet carved wild boar across edges date engraved 1806 letter S background anchor mark woodcarver gingerbread maker Materials subject animals gingerbread moulds folk-style decorations wild boar iconographic folk motifs Date Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Type form Dimensions height 16 cm width 12 cm depth 3 cm Creator unknown rectangular wooden board carved relief pig standing textured base wood range brown tones lighter darker areas visible grain knots small circular marks pig carving includes carved fur texture curled tail raised snout matching brown plain wood scuffs worn corners surrounding area neutral gray.