Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular wooden form; obverse: image of a lion with an abundant mane, standing on a base decorated with plant-twig ornament, holding a ball engraved with the date 1829 and a symbol of an anchor intertwined with the letter S; floral and plant decoration at the bottom. Reverse: figure of a cavalier on horseback in early-19th-century riding attire jacket, breeches, top hat, holding a riding crop; at the horse's front legs a round shield engraved 1831 and the same anchor-and-S symbol mark of the woodcarver or owner; floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Materials/function: gingerbread mould; motifs: figurative scenes, lions, horse, historical costumes, plant motifs. Date marks: 1829 and 1831. Region: Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 25.8 cm, width 19.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm. Creator: unknown., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with rounded corners occupies the center of the image against a smooth gray background; the plank is brown with visible grain and several dark cracks and fine scratches running across its surface, and there are worn lighter edges and small scuffed spots at the top and bottom.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_343

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.6Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular wooden form obverse image lion abundant mane standing base decorated plant-twig ornament holding ball engraved date 1829 symbol anchor intertwined letter S floral plant decoration bottom Reverse figure cavalier horseback early-19th-century riding attire jacket breeches top hat riding crop horse's front legs round shield engraved 1831 anchor- -S symbol mark woodcarver owner plant ornament Materials function gingerbread mould motifs figurative scenes lions horse historical costumes plant motifs Date marks 1829 Region Province Silesia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 25.8 cm width 19.4 cm depth 4.3 cm Creator unknown vertical rectangular wooden plank rounded corners occupies center smooth gray background plank brown visible grain several dark cracks fine scratches running across surface worn lighter edges small scuffed spots top bottom.