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Source Description
Very few 15th-century molds made for baking have been preserved. The small shape suggests a specialty product, very likely an inexpensive spiced bread, such as gingerbread. Since the baked goods depicted a couple about to have sex, they were probably intended for the revels associated with peasant weddings or for sale at village fairs.
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Document identity
localId
27099
label
Gingerbread Mold with Lovers
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27099
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Gingerbread Mold with Lovers
description
Very few 15th-century molds made for baking have been preserved. The small shape suggests a specialty product, very likely an inexpensive spiced bread, such as gingerbread. Since the baked goods depicted a couple about to have sex, they were probably intended for the revels associated with peasant weddings or for sale at village fairs.
provenance
Ex coll: Oscar Bondy; Leopold Blumka, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, January 1973, by purchase.
date
ca. 1475-1500 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
molds
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19
height
11.5
depth
4.4
dimensionsRaw
7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (19 x 11.5 x 4.4 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
earthenware with lead glaze
creator_ids
6521
6211
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2747
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1
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0
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photo
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