Caption

Double-sided gingerbread mold. Obverse: sheep; reverse: hare. Woodcarving, folk-style decorations; figurative zoomorphic motifs. 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. Gingerbread mold used for producing gingerbread; iconography includes hares and lamb. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mold. Height 15.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.6 cm., A rectangular, flat object with rounded corner edges suspended against a plain background, showing a worn surface with scratches, small holes, and darker smudged marks; the object appears in shades of brown and tan with subtle darker brown and grayish streaks, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_076

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread mold Obverse sheep reverse hare Woodcarving folk-style decorations figurative zoomorphic motifs Rectangular mold side sheep standing meadow head turned forward running hare flowery meadow feet Gingerbread mold producing gingerbread iconography includes hares lamb 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mold Height 15.5 cm width 9 cm depth 3.6 cm rectangular flat object rounded corner edges suspended plain background showing worn surface scratches small holes darker smudged marks object shades brown tan subtle darker brown grayish streaks background uniform light gray.