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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: baptism scene; reverse: floral ornament. Genre scenes, gingerbread moulds, folk-style decorations, baptisms, floral motifs, plant motifs, applied art, decorative art, gingerbread, figurative scenes, historical costumes. Double-sided rectangular mould: on one side a genre scene depicting a baptism — a group of figures in 17th–18th century costumes; center a bearded man, probably a priest or pastor, holding a child over a baptismal font, next to him three women in long patterned dresses; the whole group surrounded by an arched window decorated with rich geometric and plant ornament. On the other side a large leaf-shaped ornament containing interwoven floral and plant motifs. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Form: height 26 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 2.7 cm., A rectangular wooden board with a carved heart-shaped medallion near the top center, the carving featuring intricate floral and leaf-like patterns with pierced details; the board shows a worn, weathered surface with small holes and blemishes, rounded corners at the top, and a slightly uneven bottom edge; colors visible include shades of brown in the wood and a gray background surrounding the board.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_255

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (3.4Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse baptism scene reverse floral ornament Genre scenes gingerbread moulds folk-style decorations baptisms floral motifs plant motifs applied art decorative art gingerbread figurative scenes historical costumes Double-sided rectangular mould side genre scene depicting baptism group figures 17th–18th century costumes center bearded man priest pastor holding child baptismal font next three women long patterned dresses whole group surrounded arched window decorated rich geometric plant ornament large leaf-shaped ornament containing interwoven floral 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Form height 26 cm width 14.5 cm depth 2.7 cm rectangular wooden board carved heart-shaped medallion near top center carving featuring intricate floral leaf- patterns pierced details board worn weathered surface small holes blemishes rounded corners top slightly uneven bottom edge colors visible include shades brown wood gray background surrounding board.