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, between the digits of the date the letter S on the background of an anchor the mark of the woodcarver or gingerbread maker - the owner of the form. Materials/function: form for gingerbread; folk-style decorations; iconography includes wild boar and alphabet. Date: 1806. Place/region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 16 cm, width 12 cm, depth 3 cm., A single elongated wooden object with a tapered end suspended against a neutral gray background, showing a weathered brown surface with visible wood grain, small cracks, and several round indentations; the top and bottom edges show worn areas with lighter beige exposed wood, and there are darker brown marks and slight discolorations across the piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (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 running across edges date engraved 1806 digits date letter S background anchor mark woodcarver gingerbread maker - owner form Materials function gingerbread folk-style decorations iconography includes Date Place region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 16 cm width 12 cm depth 3 cm single elongated wooden object tapered suspended neutral gray background showing weathered brown surface visible wood grain small cracks several round indentations top bottom edges worn areas lighter beige exposed wood darker brown marks slight discolorations across piece.