Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould with the image of a rider on both sides, woodcarver or gingerbread maker; figurative scenes of riders and male figures, horse iconography, plant motifs, folk-style decorative applied art; Silesia Prussia; 1742–1918; rectangular double-sided mould: one side shows a rider-trumpeter in a tricorn hat in 17th–18th-century costume long caftan, breeches, long boots seated on a horse with decorative tack, both on a base decorated with plant and geometric ornament; reverse shows another rider probably a hussar wearing a high mirliton cap and a fur-lined jacket, with geometric and floral ornament at the bottom; one edge engraved with the date 1797 and, centered in the date, the letter S over an anchor mark of the woodcarver or owner of the mould; 1797; mold, height 19 cm, width 15 cm, depth 5.5 cm., A narrow vertical block of dark brown wood with a weathered surface and visible cracks and grain sits centered against a smooth pale gray background, showing lighter brown highlights along some edges and fissures.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_500

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.1Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould image rider sides woodcarver gingerbread maker figurative scenes riders male figures horse iconography plant motifs folk-style decorative applied art Silesia Prussia 1742–1918 rectangular double-sided mould side rider-trumpeter tricorn hat 17th–18th-century costume long caftan breeches long boots seated horse decorative tack base decorated plant geometric ornament reverse another rider hussar wearing high mirliton cap fur-lined jacket geometric floral ornament bottom edge engraved date 1797 centered date letter S anchor mark owner mould 1797 mold height 19 cm width 15 cm depth 5.5 cm narrow vertical block dark brown wood weathered surface visible cracks grain sits centered smooth pale gray background showing lighter brown highlights edges fissures.