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Double-sided gingerbread mould. Rectangular wooden form with carved images on each side: one side shows 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 mark of an anchor intertwined with the letter S; floral and plant decoration at the bottom. Reverse shows a cavalier on horseback in early 19th-century riding attire jacket, breeches, top hat, holding a riding crop; a round shield at the horse's front legs is engraved 1831 and bears the same anchor-and-S mark woodcarver's or owner's mark; floral and plant ornament at the bottom. Materials/genre: applied art; gingerbread mould. Iconography: rider on a horse, lion, animal and plant motifs; figurative scenes; historical costumes. Date inscriptions: 1829 and 1831. Region: Silesia Province of Silesia, Prussia, 1742–1918. Dimensions: height 25.8 cm, width 19.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm., A vertical rectangular wooden plank with worn edges and visible scratches and cracks, shown against a smooth neutral background; the plank is various shades of brown with darker brown grain lines and lighter worn spots, and the background is a soft gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_346

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1009.5Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould Rectangular wooden form carved images side lion abundant mane standing base decorated plant-twig ornament holding ball engraved date 1829 mark anchor intertwined letter S floral plant decoration bottom Reverse cavalier horseback early 19th-century riding attire jacket breeches top hat riding crop round shield horse's front legs engraved 1831 bears anchor- -S mark woodcarver's owner's mark plant ornament Materials genre applied art gingerbread mould Iconography rider horse animal plant motifs figurative scenes historical costumes Date inscriptions 1829 1831 Region Silesia Province Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 Dimensions height 25.8 cm width 19.4 cm depth 4.3 cm vertical rectangular wooden plank worn edges visible scratches cracks shown smooth neutral background plank various shades brown darker brown grain lines lighter worn spots background soft gray.