Légende

Double-sided gingerbread mould; obverse: stylised elongated fish covered with scales, shown in profile; reverse: Archangel Michael in a patterned robe decorated with a plant twig, holding scales in his right hand and a sword in his left, with a plant ornament at the bottom. Rectangular wooden mould; folk-style decorations; Christian religious symbols. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Mould; height 13.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A rectangular wooden block with a carved fish relief on its top surface sits on a smooth, flat background. The block shows a brown wood tone with lighter and darker variations and worn areas, and the carved fish has textured scales and a defined head and tail. The background is a uniform pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_072

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (722.2Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double-sided gingerbread mould obverse stylised elongated fish covered scales shown profile reverse Archangel Michael patterned robe decorated plant twig holding scales right hand sword left plant ornament bottom Rectangular wooden mould folk-style decorations Christian religious symbols 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Mould height 13.5 cm width 6.5 cm depth 4.5 cm rectangular wooden block carved fish relief top surface sits smooth flat background block brown wood tone lighter darker variations worn areas carved fish textured scales defined head tail background uniform pale gray.