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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: image of a soldier; Side B: baby in swaddling clothes., woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Gingerbread mould, unknown origin. Decorative art; male figures; historical costumes; gingerbread; plant ornaments; military uniforms; folk customs; folk motifs. Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918. Double-sided, rectangular mould: on one side a figure of a soldier in a parade uniform from the beginning of the 19th century, wearing a high shako decorated with a tassel, epaulettes and decorative sleeves, an order pinned to the chest, a sabre with decorative tassel at the leg; bottom geometric and plant decoration. The other side: baby in swaddling clothes richly decorated with geometric and plant ornament. On the edge an engraved letter B—the initial of the woodcarver or gingerbread maker. 19th century. Form. Height 35.3 cm; width 11.6 cm; depth 3.5 cm., A tall rectangular wooden panel carved in brown wood shows a stylized wrapped figure in relief; the top features a round face with carved eyes, nose, and mouth surrounded by a floral halo of small carved flower shapes, and below the head a wrapped body with diagonal bands of carved lace-like and wavy patterns leads down to a tied bow and a fan-shaped carved element at the bottom; the background is the same brown wood, and the surrounding area visible in the image is a pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_229

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.3Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A image soldier Side B baby swaddling clothes woodcarver gingerbread maker Gingerbread mould unknown origin Decorative art male figures historical costumes plant ornaments military uniforms folk customs folk motifs Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 rectangular mould side figure parade uniform 19th century wearing high shako decorated tassel epaulettes decorative sleeves order pinned chest sabre decorative tassel leg bottom geometric plant decoration swaddling clothes richly decorated geometric plant ornament edge engraved letter B initial Form Height 35.3 cm width 11.6 cm depth 3.5 cm tall rectangular wooden panel carved brown wood stylized wrapped relief top features round face carved eyes nose mouth surrounded floral halo small carved flower shapes head wrapped body diagonal bands carved lace- wavy patterns leads down tied bow fan-shaped element bottom background surrounding area visible pale gray.