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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

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

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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	(16/07/2008) 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
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	C.2276-1910 (Ensemble) 1704-1855 (Ensemble)
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 created	July 16, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O161146/dish-workshop-of-guido/

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