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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: genre scene; reverse: three depictions. Double-sided rectangular mould made of Schwabach. One side shows a genre scene: a man standing by a washtub washing, a woman behind him holding a baby in swaddling clothes; below a plaque with an inscription in German. Second side: three motifs — bottom left a rider in a hat on a horse; above him a rectangular recess containing a second rectangle carved with the letters I and B, surrounded by geometric and plant ornaments; on the right a tripartite rectangular recess, each segment with a vertical strip of floral decoration; above it carved initials A and H. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Materials and form: applied decorative art, gingerbread mould. Height 24.7 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 4.2 cm. Subjects/themes: genre scenes, babies/children, riders, floral and plant motifs, marriages, social satire; rider on a horse iconography., A rectangular wooden panel with a worn brown surface showing carved decorative elements and signs of age, including rough patches and small holes; the left side features a recessed rectangular panel with carved leafy borders and a relief scene below depicting a figure wearing a broad hat riding a horse amid stylized foliage, all carved in low relief; the right side shows three vertical columns of repeated floral rosette motifs carved in relief, with some areas of deeper damage and irregular edges; the top edge has a small carved form and faint incised marks, and the wood displays a range of brown tones with darker brown shadows in the carved recesses and lighter brown highlights on worn surfaces.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_266

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (3.7Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse genre scene reverse three depictions Double-sided rectangular mould Schwabach side man standing washtub washing woman holding baby swaddling clothes plaque inscription German Second side three motifs bottom left rider hat horse rectangular recess containing second rectangle carved letters I B surrounded geometric plant ornaments right tripartite rectangular recess segment vertical strip floral decoration carved initials H 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Materials form applied decorative art gingerbread mould Height 24.7 cm width 16.8 cm depth 4.2 cm Subjects themes genre scenes babies children riders floral plant motifs marriages social satire horse iconography rectangular wooden panel worn brown surface showing carved decorative elements signs age rough patches small holes left features recessed rectangular panel carved leafy borders relief scene depicting figure wearing broad hat riding stylized foliage low relief right side three vertical columns repeated floral rosette motifs carved relief areas deeper damage irregular edges top edge small faint incised marks wood displays range brown tones darker brown shadows carved recesses lighter brown highlights worn surfaces.