Edwardian Winchester College Trusty Servant 'Manners Makyth Man' Silver Spoon

An Edwardian silver Spoon with Winchester College interest, the circular bowl engraved with the legend - 'Manners Makyth Man' and the Coat of Arms of Winchester College, the terminal formed as the 'Trustee Servant'.

By Stokes & Ireland, Chester, 1903.

The phrase "Manners Makyth Man" is a famous proverb meaning that a person's true character, worth, and breeding are defined by their courtesy, respect, and behavior rather than their wealth or social status. The phrase is most famously attributed to William of Wykeham (1324–1404), the Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England, who used it as the motto for Winchester College and New College, Oxford.

The Trusty Servant is an emblematic figure in a painting at Winchester College and the name of the college's alumni magazine.

The wall-painting called The Trusty Servant was painted by John Hoskins in 1579. It was reworked by William Cave in 1809, giving the painting now on display there. It hangs outside the college's kitchen.

The American author Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896) described "the time-honoured Hircocervus, or picture of 'the Trusty-servant,' which hangs near the kitchen, and which emblematically sets forth those virtues in domestics, of which we Americans know nothing. It is a figure, part man, part porker, part deer, and part donkey; with a padlock on his mouth, and various other symbols in his hands and about his person, the whole signifying a most valuable character."

Reserved - £185.00