Three Chinese Silverware Items Once Owned by  ‘WAHM – William Moule of Shanghai

Posted: October 19th, 2026 | No Comments »

Three items once owned by  ‘WAHM – William Moule of Shanghai

• Chinese white metal presentation plate, engraved with faux bamboo border and centre engraved with bamboo and storks – for winning the Tennis Handicap 1891
• Chinese white metal mug with faux bamboo handle and engraved with dragon amongst clouds, awarded for Tennis 1892
• Chinese white metal goblet decorated with figures and animals in woodland scene

The Moule family were missionaries in China from the mid-1800s until the early 1920s. Arthur Moule (1836-1918) was Archdeacon of Mid-China. He was also a poet and wrote The Glorious Land (1891), New China and Old (1902), and Half a Century in China (1911). He and his wife had six sons, one of whom, William Augustus Handley Moule (1870-1946), was the headmaster of the Church Missionary Society in China (CMS) Anglo-Chinese School in Shanghai for 34 years, as well as a first-class sportsman – winning these items for his tennis prowess.

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