A porcelain teapot published by William Savage, probably by Copeland, circa 1860
depicting the college from the East on one side and William of Wykeham on the other. The lid with a garter containing the words manners makyth man.
14 cm high.
Marked to the base:
WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM
Published by
WILLIAM SAVAGE
Winchester
THE COLLEGE CHAPEL FROM THE EAST
Condition: Excellent. Some very minor rubbing to gilding.
William Savage (1817 - 1887) first opened a shop at 12 The Square in Winchester selling needlework and wool goods in 1839. As the tourist trade began to flourish in Winchester in the 1850's with the advent of the railway, he began to sell a range of souvenir China, much of which was decorated with transfer prints of photographs of local scenes taken by himself. The China was 'published' by himself and produced by Copeland. It is likely that it was Savage's pottery that inspired W.H. Goss to begin producing the souvenir porcelain that is so famous today.
For more information see Nicholas Pine, The Concise Encyclopedia and Price Guide to Goss China, 1999, p. 285.
