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Double-sided gingerbread form. Side A: figure of a bachelor; Side B: grapevine with a large grape bunch., woodcarver or gingerbread maker. Materials/subject: fruit ornament, gingerbread, decorative art, customs, male figures, souvenirs, plant motifs, applied art, historical costumes, grapevine iconography, folk motifs. Description: rectangular form; one side shows a long-haired male figure with a high hat in a bachelor’s costume from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, wearing a justicorn and culottes with stockings, standing among decorative foliage; the other side a large grape bunch. Date: 1796. Place/region: Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918. Object type: form. Dimensions: height 14.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, depth 2.7 cm., A rectangular carved wooden plaque showing a carved full-length figure in relief, with a carved hat, long hair, a jacket with detailed buttons, a vest, trousers, and boots, standing on a carved base with decorative foliate elements; the wood surface shows worn and smoothed areas, scratches, and variations in tone. Colors visible include brown in several shades, dark brown highlights in the carved recesses, and a neutral gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_443

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

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

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread form Side A figure bachelor Side B grapevine large grape bunch woodcarver gingerbread maker Materials subject fruit ornament gingerbread decorative art customs male figures souvenirs plant motifs applied art historical costumes grapevine iconography folk motifs Description rectangular form side long-haired male figure high hat bachelor’s costume turn 18th 19th centuries wearing justicorn culottes stockings standing decorative foliage Date 1796 Place region Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 Object type form Dimensions height 14.3 cm width 7.2 cm depth 2.7 cm rectangular carved wooden plaque showing carved full-length figure relief carved hat long hair jacket detailed buttons vest trousers boots carved base decorative foliate elements wood surface worn smoothed areas scratches variations tone Colors visible include brown several shades dark brown highlights carved recesses neutral gray background.