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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: 6 representations; reverse: 11 images of human and animal figures. Materials/function: mold for gingerbread; decorative folk art. Form: double-sided, rectangular. Obverse details: five motifs including the alphabet, two babies in swaddling clothes, a skull, and two horses standing opposite each other. Reverse details: three human figures placed on bases — two male, one female — each shown in two versions front and back; animals dog, rooster, sheep appearing in pairs and placed on bases. Iconography: zoomorphic motifs, human figures, running dog, roosters, lamb, skulls, folk motifs, draft horses. Inscription on the edge: F. Glauer: maker's signature or owner and the date 1820. Date: 1820. Place/region: Province of Silesia. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 20.4 cm, depth 2.7 cm., A rectangular wooden block rests on a smooth gray surface, showing a top face carved with a group of shallow relief shapes that resemble human figures and animals. The wood has a warm brown color with slightly darker carved recesses and worn edges, and there is a small patch of lighter tan visible on one side where a label was placed. The background and surface are varying shades of gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_276

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (799.6Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse 6 representations reverse 11 images human animal figures Materials function mold gingerbread decorative folk art Form double-sided rectangular Obverse details five motifs alphabet two babies swaddling clothes skull two horses standing opposite Reverse details three human figures placed bases two male female shown two versions front back animals dog rooster sheep appearing pairs placed Iconography zoomorphic motifs human figures running dog roosters lamb skulls folk motifs draft horses Inscription edge F Glauer maker's signature owner date 1820 Date 1820 Place region Province Silesia Dimensions height 11 cm width 20.4 cm depth 2.7 cm rectangular wooden block rests smooth gray surface showing top face carved group shallow relief shapes resemble human figures animals wood warm brown color slightly darker carved recesses worn edges small patch lighter tan visible side label was background surface varying shades gray.