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Gingerbread mold, double-sided. Obverse: image of a rider on a horse in a parade uniform from the Napoleonic Wars period, wearing a bicorn, caftan with epaulettes and braiding, an order on the chest, striped trousers and long boots; horse decorated with a geometric motif; bottom decoration of leaves and flowers. Reverse: small image of a beehive. Rectangular wooden mold, edge carved with the letters CG Gl. initials of the woodcarver or owner. Materials/technique: woodcarving for gingerbread molds; style: decorative/applied art; motifs: Napoleonic soldiers, riders, horse, floral decorations, historical military costume. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 51.5 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A rectangular wooden board in shades of brown with a smooth, worn surface and visible wood grain, featuring a raised textured semicircular pattern near the center left composed of a honeycomb-like grid and a small arched cutout, a few shallow scratches and small holes scattered across the board, a group of carved linear and curved grooves near the bottom edge beneath the raised pattern, and a pale gray background surrounding the board; visible colors include brown and gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_250

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gingerbread mold double-sided Obverse image rider horse parade uniform Napoleonic Wars period wearing bicorn caftan epaulettes braiding order chest striped trousers long boots horse decorated geometric motif bottom decoration leaves flowers Reverse small image beehive Rectangular wooden mold edge carved letters CG Gl initials woodcarver owner Materials technique woodcarving gingerbread molds style decorative applied art motifs Napoleonic soldiers riders floral decorations historical military costume Date 18th–19th century Place Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 51.5 cm width 25.5 cm depth 5 cm rectangular wooden board shades brown smooth worn surface visible wood grain featuring raised textured semicircular pattern near center left composed honeycomb- grid small arched cutout shallow scratches small holes scattered across board group carved linear curved grooves near bottom edge beneath raised pattern pale gray background surrounding visible colors include gray.