A Copeland porcelain Trusty Servant soup tureen published by William Savage, circa 1875
the bowl with two ear handles decorated wo either side with a roundel containing a Trusty Servant, the lid with a finial in the form of a flower decorated with the words MANNERS MAKYTH MAN interspersed by bishop's mitres, the dish decorated to the well with a roundel containing a Trusty Servant surrounded by the words MANNERS MAKYTH MAN interspersed by bishop's mitres;
Each piece marked with a blue copeland stamp for the years c. 1851-85; the dish marked to the base:
A PIECE
OF ANTIQUITY
PAINTED ON THE
WALL ADJOINING
TO THE KITCHEN
OF WINCHESTER
COLLEGE
PUB BY
WM. SAVAGE WINCHESTER
and
A Trusty Servants Portrait would you see.
This Emblematic Figure well su[rv]ey.
The Porkers Snout not nice in diet sho[ws].
The Padlock Shut_no secrets He'll disclose.
Patient the Ass his Master's wrath will bear:
Swiftness in Errand_the Staggs Feet declare:
Loaded his Left Hand_apt to Labour saith:
The Vest_his Neatness: Open hand his Faith.
Girt with his Sword his Shield upon his arm.
Himself & Master He'll protect from harm.
The bowl marked to the base:
A PIECE
OF ANTIQUITY
PAINTED ON THE
WALL ADJOINING
TO THE KITCHEN
OF WINCHESTER
COLLEGE
PUB BY
WM. SAVAGE WINCHESTER
The interior of the lid marked:
Published by
WILLIAM SAVAGE
Winchester
Condition: Craquellure to glaze throughout, harline crack around the lid ond running approximately 5 cm from footrim of bowl. Minor chip to rim of dish.
For a Gordon tray of a similar type in green see Vega Wilkinson, Copeland, 2000, p. 17.
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.
