Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: two female figures and a wreath; Reverse: two male figures and a house with a windmill. Woodcarving, folk-style decoration; genre scenes, houses, wreaths, windmills, peasants, gingerbread mould. Rectangular form; one side: at top two female figures in mid-19th-century costumes—one in an elegant dress with a bonnet decorated with flowers, the other in a richly flowered folk dress—and at the bottom a wreath woven of flowers and leaves. Other side: upper part shows two male figures in peasant costume left figure leaning on a shovel, right figure likely a sower; bottom shows a decorative motif of a house among meadows and trees with a windmill beside it. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 28.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 3.6 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with carved reliefs showing two standing female figures in long dresses and ornate hats above a circular wreath-like floral carving; the wood appears brown with areas of lighter and darker brown, the background around the panel is a pale gray, and the carved details create shadows of darker brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_044

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse two female figures wreath Reverse two male figures house windmill Woodcarving folk-style decoration genre scenes houses wreaths windmills peasants gingerbread mould Rectangular form side top two female figures mid-19th-century costumes elegant dress bonnet decorated flowers richly flowered folk dress bottom wreath woven leaves upper part peasant costume left figure leaning shovel right figure sower decorative motif meadows trees windmill beside 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 28.5 cm width 13 cm depth 3.6 cm rectangular wooden panel carved reliefs showing two standing female figures long dresses ornate hats circular wreath- floral carving wood brown areas lighter darker brown background panel pale gray carved details create shadows darker brown.