apostle spoon

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   A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure…

   A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle.

   • Apostle spoons were a common baptismal gift in the 16th and 17th centuries.
   • He had picked up a small apostle spoon from the sideboard and by sheer violence broke off the small figure at the top.
   • They busied themselves with the tea. There were silver tongs for the sugar, apostle spoons with elaborate handles, a milk jug adorned with a pheasant in flight.

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