Légende

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; in the centre 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 is 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 vertical, narrow wooden plank with a worn, weathered surface and rounded top and bottom edges is shown against a solid light gray background; the wood has a range of brown tones from dark to medium with lighter patches, small holes and dents, and areas of rough texture, and a hint of darker streaking along one side.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_256

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (827.5Ko) / 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 centre 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 vertical narrow wooden plank worn weathered surface rounded top bottom edges shown solid light gray background wood range brown tones dark medium lighter patches small holes dents areas rough texture hint darker streaking side.