Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold; obverse: sheep, reverse: hare. Woodcarving; folk-style decorations, zoomorphic motifs, figurative scenes. Rectangular mold: one side shows a sheep standing in a meadow with its head turned forward; the other shows a running hare with a flowery meadow at its feet. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold; height 15.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.6 cm., A long vertical wooden plank with a weathered surface, showing grain patterns, small knots, and worn edges, photographed against a smooth gray background; the plank is brown with variations in tone including darker brown patches and lighter tan areas, and the background is gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold obverse sheep reverse hare Woodcarving folk-style decorations zoomorphic motifs figurative scenes Rectangular mold side sheep standing meadow head turned forward running hare flowery meadow feet 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold height 15.5 cm width 9 cm depth 3.6 cm long vertical wooden plank weathered surface showing grain patterns small knots worn edges photographed smooth gray background plank brown variations tone darker brown patches lighter tan areas background gray.