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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

1540 - 1545 (made)
Artist/Maker
Workshop of Guido Di Merlino (maker)
Place of origin
Urbino (made)

Dish without foot-rim. Painted in colours and oranges of a brownish tone. Depicts the battle of the Israelites and Amorites at Gibeon. A coat of arms visible between the trees. Inscribed 'Cu Josue bellu esset uicturu & notesceret orationib' solem firmavit' on the back


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Dish with battle scene and with the arms of Hörwarth and Schellenberger, probably made in the workshop of Guido da Merlino, Urbino, 1540-45, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish without foot-rim. Painted in colours and oranges of a brownish tone. Depicts the battle of the Israelites and Amorites at Gibeon. A coat of arms visible between the trees. Inscribed 'Cu Josue bellu esset uicturu & notesceret orationib' solem firmavit' on the back
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 43cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Cu Josue bellu esset uicturu & notesceret orationib' solem firmavit' (Latin. Painted on the back)
Translation
When Joshua was about to win the battle and night was coming on, he stopped the sun with his prayers
Gallery label
Dish Made in Probably the workshop of Guido da Merlino, Urbino, Italy 1540-45 Cu Josue bellu esset uicturu & notesceret orationib' solem firmavit Tin-glazed earthenware 8924-1863 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase: Soulages Collection.
Production
Another plate in Stuttgart, Landesmuseum, Krongut 180. (Information from Dr. J. Lessmann).
Others are in the Herzog Anton Ulrich museum, Brunswick, see J. Lessmann, Catalogue, 1979, Nos. 154-7.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
922 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
8924-1863

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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