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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Obverse: female figure in a long, patterned, richly decorated dress, wearing a hat decorated with an egretta. Reverse: male figure wearing a fur hat and a fur-lined coat over an embroidered shirt, holding a long pipe. Plant decoration at the bottom of both figures. Woodcarving, folk-style decorations; gingerbread moulds; decorative/applied art; historical costumes. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Rectangular form; height 19 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A rectangular wooden block carved in relief with the figure of a standing person wearing a long dress and a headpiece; the wood shows a warm brown tone with lighter and darker variations and areas of wear, and the background around the carving is a similar brown; the carved figure has textured details on the sleeves and skirt, a belt with a tied bow, and floral-like shapes held near the waist, with carved folds at the hem and a small raised base beneath the feet; the overall scene is set against a plain neutral gray backdrop.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_315

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.4Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Obverse female figure long patterned richly decorated dress wearing hat decorated egretta Reverse male figure wearing fur hat fur-lined coat embroidered shirt holding long pipe Plant decoration bottom figures Woodcarving folk-style decorations gingerbread moulds decorative applied art historical costumes 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Rectangular form height 19 cm width 9 cm depth 3.3 cm rectangular wooden block carved relief figure standing person wearing long dress headpiece wood warm brown tone lighter darker variations areas wear background carving brown carved figure textured details sleeves skirt belt tied bow floral- shapes held near waist carved folds hem small raised base beneath feet scene set plain neutral gray backdrop.