Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: four motifs — at the top a female figure in a long patterned dress with a low neckline; below, a basket of flowers; below that, 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. Reverse: five images of infants in patterned swaddling clothes. Materials/subject: gingerbread mould, gingerbread, decorative art; motifs: wreaths, female figures in rich dresses, Transience personification, floral decorations, allegorical representations, infants, folk motifs. Double-sided, rectangular mould. 19th century. Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 36.5 cm; width 8.8 cm; depth 1.5 cm. /origin., A long rectangular wooden board rests on a light gray surface, showing a medium brown wood tone with darker brown carved recessed shapes along its length; the board has worn edges and small scratches, and the carvings include a few ornate reliefs with rounded and floral-like forms, some textured areas, and a circular recessed area at one end; the overall colors visible are brown, medium brown, dark brown, light gray, and a hint of beige in the wood grain.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_243

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (741.2Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse four motifs top female figure long patterned dress low neckline basket flowers seated young naked man long hair sitting smoking pipe feet figure skull crossbones inscription MEMENTO MORI bottom wreath woven leaves Reverse five images infants swaddling clothes Materials subject gingerbread mould gingerbread decorative art motifs wreaths female figures rich dresses Transience personification floral decorations allegorical representations folk motifs Double-sided rectangular mould 19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 36.5 cm width 8.8 cm depth 1.5 cm origin long rectangular wooden board rests light gray surface showing medium brown wood tone darker brown carved recessed shapes length board worn edges small scratches carvings include ornate reliefs rounded floral- forms textured areas circular recessed area colors visible brown medium brown dark brown light gray hint beige wood grain.