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; gingerbread mould. Rectangular form. One side: at the top two female figures in mid-19th-century costumes—one in an elegant dress with a bonnet decorated with flowers, the other in richly flowered folk dress—and at the bottom a wreath woven of flowers and leaves. Other side: at the top two male figures in peasant costume, the left leaning on a shovel and the right likely a sower; at the bottom a decorative motif of a house among meadows and trees with a windmill beside it. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 28.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 3.6 cm. Creator: unknown., A single rectangular wooden block is centered against a smooth light gray background, showing a vertical face with visible wood grain and worn edges; the block is brown with slightly darker brown marks and a small darker scuff, and the background is shades of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_046

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (583.2Kb) / 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 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 top two male figures peasant costume left leaning shovel right sower decorative motif meadows trees windmill beside Date 18th–19th century Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 28.5 cm width 13 cm depth 3.6 cm Creator unknown single rectangular wooden block centered smooth light gray background showing vertical face visible wood grain worn edges block brown slightly darker brown marks small darker scuff background shades light gray.