Abstract

A collection of carved gingerbread moulds coming probably mainly from Silesia. Most of them is undated. Regarding dated moulds, the oldest is from 1667, the latest from 1875. Few are signed and can be connected with specific workshop. Collection is diverse regarding the size of the objects (ranging from 10 cm to 1 m) and technique, which is strictly associated with final destination of the batch. One can find here one-piece moulds, one-, two-, three- and four-sided, as well as two-piece, designed for fully 3-dimensional products. Part of moulds – those large-sized and with precisely cut relief – are probably created for an exam ending the apprentice period. Scenes depict most commonly pictures of ladies and young men in ornate garments, hussars, infants in swaddling-clothes, animals, plates with alphabet, whirling circles, hearts. Most of the representations had symbolical meaning.

Digital Format:

JPEG/JFIF, TIFF Image

Digital Type:

Still image

Subject:

Culture > Museums

Period:

Modern and contemporary > 17th century
Modern and contemporary > 18th century
Modern and contemporary > 19th century

Famous People:

Martin i Hansa Christof Borcke – mistrzowie piernikarstwa z Bytomia Odrzańskiego;Johann Gottlieb Berger – firma, która w 1906 r. podarowała kilkanaście form piernikarskich Schlesisches Musem für Kunstgewerbe i Altertümer. Jest prawdopodobne, że część z

Famous Place:

Bytom Odrzański – w kolekcji znajdują się formy z godłem piernikarzy i monogramem Martina i Hansa Christofa Borcke – mistrzów piernikarstwa z Bytomia Odrzańskiego; Wrocław – tu w 1750 r. sześciu piernikarzy usamodzielniło się uzyskując potwierdzenie swoi

Relationships:

Relation type	Target identifier
May be created by an institution	Eprints 210 not found.
May be a representation of all or part of a physical collection	Eprints 79 not found.

Start date:

1667

End date:

1875

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Object

URI:

http://www.michael-culture.org/id/eprint/22191