Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: four images of human figures and plant motifs; reverse: five images of infants of various sizes. Double-sided, rectangular mould; on one side four motifs: at the top a female figure in a long, patterned dress with a low neckline, below a basket of flowers, even lower a seated young naked man with long hair sitting among flowers and smoking a pipe, at the feet of the figure a skull with crossbones and the inscription MEMENTO MORI, at the very bottom a wreath woven from leaves and flowers. The other side: five images of infants in patterned swaddling clothes. Gingerbread; decorative art; wreaths; female figures in rich dresses; Transience personification; floral decorations; allegorical representations; infants; folk motifs. 19th century; Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Height 36.5 cm; width 8.8 cm; depth 1.5 cm., A long, narrow wooden rod standing vertically against a smooth pale gray background, the wood showing a dark brown color with lighter brown worn patches and subtle scuffs, a rounded top and a slightly worn bottom, with a few small holes and faint scratches visible along its length.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_241

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (458.5Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse four images human figures plant motifs reverse five images infants various sizes Double-sided rectangular mould side four motifs top female figure long patterned dress low neckline basket flowers even lower seated young naked man long hair sitting smoking pipe feet figure skull crossbones inscription MEMENTO MORI bottom wreath woven leaves side patterned swaddling clothes Gingerbread decorative art wreaths female figures rich dresses Transience personification floral decorations allegorical representations folk motifs 19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Height 36.5 cm width 8.8 cm depth 1.5 cm narrow wooden rod standing vertically smooth pale gray background wood showing dark brown color lighter brown worn patches subtle scuffs rounded top slightly worn bottom small holes faint scratches visible length.