Gideon a large Della Robbia two-tile plaque designed by Ford Madox Brown

Gideon a large Della Robbia two-tile plaque designed by Ford Madox Brown, modelled in low relief with Saint Gideon in full armour, on a scrolling vine ground, painted in shades of blue, turquoise and green on a cream ground, in oak frame, marks concealed, minor professional restoration, 71 x 42cm.

Provenance

Private collection.

Literature

Rob Higgins & Christopher Stolbert Robinson, William De Morgan Arts and Crafts Potter, Shire Library, page 62 for a comparable panel illustrated

Charles Sewter The Stained Glass of William Morris & His Circle, Yale, catalogue number 75 for the original cartoon.

The Birkenhead Della Robbia Pottery 1893-1906, Jeremy Cooper Ltd, page 46 catalogue number 32 for a comparable example with Harold Rathbone's monogram. This panel was exhibited, along with 'Alfred the Great' at the Walker Art Gallery in 1900.