Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: male figure with a chalice in hand. Reverse: baby in swaddling clothes. Rectangular shape; on one side a male figure with a mustache and beard, in a patterned outfit of jacket and trousers, wearing 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; plant ornaments and folk motifs; Silesia, 18th–19th century. Height 50 cm, width 19 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A vertical rectangular block of dark brown wood with visible cracks and grain sits centered against a smooth light gray background, showing subtle variations of gray and faint shadows around the block.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (799.6Kb) / 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 mustache beard patterned outfit jacket trousers wearing 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 Height 50 cm width 19 cm depth 4.5 cm vertical rectangular block dark brown wood visible cracks grain sits centered smooth light gray background showing subtle variations gray faint shadows block.