Légende

Double-sided gingerbread form; obverse: female figure in a helmet; reverse: male figure in a helmet. Gingerbread form, applied/decorative art; materials: gingerbread. Description: Double-sided rectangular form — one side shows a female figure in a long patterned dress with a neckline, wearing a helmet decorated with a plume, holding a sword in one hand and a roll of paper in the other, wearing shoes, with a plant ornament at the bottom. The other side shows a male figure in armor resembling Roman legionary or Greek hoplite armor, wearing a similar helmet with plume, holding a shield bearing two crossed swords and a crown and a javelin in the other hand, a sword girded at his side, wearing sandals, with a plant ornament at the bottom. Themes: militaria, historical costumes, armour, swords, male and female figures, plant ornaments, decorative/applied art. Date: 18th–19th century. Place: Silesia Province 1742–1918. Type: form. Dimensions: height 59 cm; width 22 cm; depth 4.5 cm. Creator: unknown., A carved wooden panel depicting a standing figure in armor with a plumed helmet, a shield held near the torso, and a long spear or staff extending alongside the body; the figure wears a patterned tunic and a skirt-like lower garment with decorative carved motifs and laced footwear, and the carving shows textured detailing on the helmet plume, chest armor, shield surface, and the borders of the garments; the panel is primarily brown wood tones with visible grain and slight variations in shade, set against a pale gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_462

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.2Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread form obverse female figure helmet reverse male figure Gingerbread form applied decorative art materials gingerbread Description Double-sided rectangular form side long patterned dress neckline wearing helmet decorated plume holding sword hand roll paper wearing shoes plant ornament bottom armor resembling Roman legionary Greek hoplite armor shield bearing two crossed swords crown javelin sword girded wearing sandals Themes militaria historical costumes armour swords male female figures plant ornaments decorative applied art Date 18th–19th century Place Silesia Province 1742–1918 Type form Dimensions height 59 cm width 22 cm depth 4.5 cm Creator unknown carved wooden panel depicting standing figure plumed helmet held near torso long spear staff extending alongside body figure wears patterned tunic skirt- lower garment carved motifs laced footwear carving textured detailing helmet plume chest armor shield surface borders garments panel primarily brown wood tones visible grain slight variations shade set pale gray background.