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 featuring houses, wreaths, windmills, peasants. Rectangular mould: one side—upper: two female figures in mid-19th-century costumes one in an elegant dress with a flower-decorated bonnet, the other in richly flowered folk dress; lower: a wreath woven of flowers and leaves. Other side—upper: two male figures in peasant costume left figure leaning on a shovel, right figure likely a sower; lower: a decorative motif of a house among meadows and trees with a windmill beside it. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: double-sided mould. Height 28.5 cm; width 13 cm; depth 3.6 cm., A rectangular wooden block rests on a smooth light gray surface against a pale gray background, the block showing a warm brown color with slightly darker brown carved areas; the top face features carved reliefs including a pair of elongated human figures with detailed clothing and headwear and a circular wreath-like motif with textured inner and outer edges, all rendered in the same brown tones, while the block's sides display the wood grain and variations of light and darker brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_047

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse two female figures wreath Reverse two male figures house windmill Woodcarving folk-style decorations genre scenes featuring houses wreaths windmills peasants Rectangular mould side upper mid-19th-century costumes elegant dress flower-decorated bonnet richly flowered folk dress lower wreath woven flowers leaves peasant costume left figure leaning shovel right figure sower decorative motif meadows trees windmill beside 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form double-sided mould Height 28.5 cm width 13 cm depth 3.6 cm rectangular wooden block rests smooth light gray surface pale gray background block showing warm brown color slightly darker brown carved areas top face features reliefs pair elongated human figures detailed clothing headwear circular wreath- motif textured inner outer edges rendered brown tones block's sides display wood grain variations light darker brown.