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 decorations; genre scenes of peasants, houses, wreaths, windmills. Rectangular form; obverse upper register: two female figures in mid-19th-century costumes—one in an elegant dress with a bonnet decorated with flowers, the other in richly flower-decorated folk dress; lower register: a wreath woven of flowers and leaves. Reverse upper register: two male figures in peasant costume—left figure leaning on a shovel, right figure probably a sower; lower register: a house among meadows and trees with a windmill. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 28.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 3.6 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with a worn, light brown surface stands centered against a smooth, pale gray background; the plank shows subtle darker brown spots and grain variations along its length, slightly rounded and chipped edges at the top and bottom, and an overall weathered texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_045

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (704.2Kb) / 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 decorations genre scenes peasants houses wreaths windmills Rectangular form obverse upper register mid-19th-century costumes elegant dress bonnet decorated flowers richly flower-decorated folk dress lower register wreath woven leaves Reverse upper register peasant costume left figure leaning shovel right figure sower meadows trees 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 28.5 cm width 13 cm depth 3.6 cm vertical rectangular wooden plank worn light brown surface stands centered smooth pale gray background plank subtle darker brown spots grain variations length slightly rounded chipped edges top bottom weathered texture.