Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: male figure with a chalice in hand; reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Rectangular shape; on one side an image of a male figure with a mustache and beard, wearing a patterned outfit of jacket and trousers, a high hat with a feather, holding a chalice in one hand and a baton, in the other, with a plant ornament at his feet. The other side shows a baby in swaddling clothes, richly decorated with geometric and plant ornaments. Gingerbread form, applied/decorative folk art, folk motifs, plant ornaments; Silesia, 18th–19th century Silesia Province, 1742–1918. Height 50 cm, width 19 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A long narrow vertical wooden beam with a rectangular cross-section positioned centrally against a plain light gray background, showing a worn brown surface with visible grain, scratches, and darker patches, and slightly rounded corners at the top and bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_079

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (579.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse male figure chalice hand reverse baby swaddling clothes Rectangular shape side image mustache beard wearing patterned outfit jacket trousers high hat feather holding baton plant ornament feet richly decorated geometric plant ornaments Gingerbread form applied decorative folk art folk motifs Silesia 18th–19th century Silesia Province 1742–1918 Height 50 cm width 19 cm depth 4.5 cm long narrow vertical wooden beam rectangular cross-section positioned centrally plain light gray background showing worn brown surface visible grain scratches darker patches slightly rounded corners top bottom.