Sir Twardowski on the Moon

A figurine made out of chestnut-bread dough, painted with oil paints to give it a glazed sheen. Made by Ludwik and Zofia Postawa, who were active in the 1930–1960s and sold their creations at Kraków's spring festivals – Emaus and Rękawka – as well as on other markets, e.g. Kleparz.

Chestnut-bread dough, although perishable, was a cheap and easy material used to manufacture small items, various figurines sold as children's toys.

The oeuvre of Ludwik and Zofia Postawa from Pychowice consists of small figurines (up to several centimetres tall), mainly related thematically to Cracovian legends and customs, with the Hobby Horse and Sir Twardowski at the forefront. The others depict animals: dogs, cats, roosters, hares, horses, chickens with chicks, or geese with goslings. There is also an entire set that depicts a wedding, where the wedding procession, guests and band in the courtyard of a country house are surrounded by farm animals.