Légende

Double-sided gingerbread form; obverse: female figure in a helmet; reverse: male figure in a helmet. Gingerbread form, applied/decorative art, militaria; Silesia, 18th–19th century. Rectangular double-sided form: one side shows a female figure in a long patterned dress with a neckline, wearing a helmet 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 plumed helmet, holding a shield bearing two crossed swords and a crown and a javelin in the other hand, a sword girded at his side, sandals on his feet, with a plant ornament at the bottom. Height 59 cm; width 22 cm; depth 4.5 cm., A long vertical rectangular wooden beam with a worn surface, showing a range of brown tones from light tan to darker brown, set against a smooth gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_467

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (511.5Ko) / 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 militaria Silesia 18th–19th century Rectangular double-sided form side long patterned dress neckline wearing plume holding sword hand roll paper wearing shoes plant ornament bottom armor resembling Roman legionary Greek hoplite armor plumed helmet shield bearing two crossed swords crown javelin sword girded sandals feet Height 59 cm width 22 cm depth 4.5 cm long vertical rectangular wooden beam worn surface showing range brown tones light tan darker brown set smooth gray background.