Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Side A: female figure in a decorative bonnet and long patterned dress with numerous ruffles and ribbons, holding a fan and a handbag in her right hand and a bunch of feathers, in her left; plant decoration under her feet. Side B: male figure in a high hat with a cane, wearing a frock coat, coat and checked trousers first half of the 19th century, with a dog at his feet standing on its hind legs; plant decoration under his feet. Rectangular form; carved decorative letters ACL a. P, initials of the woodcarver or gingerbread maker and the date 1842. Woodcarver or gingerbread, Gingerbread mould, folk motifs, decorative art; 19th century, Silesia Province of Silesia, 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 84.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 4 cm., A single narrow vertical wooden plank with a worn, slightly rounded top and bottom, showing surface scratches and grain, suspended against a smooth light gray background; the plank is dark brown with variations of deeper and lighter brown tones and small areas of muted blackish marks, while the background is mostly pale gray with subtle shifts in shade.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_254

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (576.8Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Side A female figure decorative bonnet long patterned dress numerous ruffles ribbons holding fan handbag right hand bunch feathers left plant decoration under feet Side B male figure high hat cane wearing frock coat coat checked trousers first half 19th century dog feet standing hind legs Rectangular form carved decorative letters Acl a P initials woodcarver gingerbread maker date 1842 Woodcarver Gingerbread mould folk motifs decorative art Silesia Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 84.5 cm width 32 cm depth 4 cm single narrow vertical wooden plank worn slightly rounded top bottom showing surface scratches grain suspended smooth light gray background plank dark brown variations deeper lighter brown tones small areas muted blackish marks background mostly pale gray subtle shifts shade.