Apostle Spoon, ca. 1490, British, Silver, partial gilt, Overall: 6 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. ( x 5 x cm), Metalwork

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Apostle Spoon, ca. 1490, British, Silver, partial gilt, Overall: 6 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. ( x 5 x cm), Metalwork-Silver, Apostle spoons – spoons which bear the figure of one of the apostles accompanied by his apostolic emblem – are first mentioned in a will made in York in 1494, which described them as 'xiji cocliaris argenti com Apostolis super eorum fines' ('13 silver gilt spoons with apostles on the top of their ends

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Size: 1965px × 4819px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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