A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 271
Ironmongers Hall. From the Collection in question the three following Apostles have beenselected for illustration, from sketches by Mr. Lysons, viz., St. Simon Zelotcs, with a saw, theinstrument by which he suffered martyrdom ; St. Andrew, with the saltier cross, on which hewas extended ; and St.… … It is not unusual to call the single spoons which were given by godfathers at christenings Apostle Spoons, but this is an error ; Angels and Saints are often represented singly on suchspoons, but the Apostles were usually given only in sets of the full dozen. Steevens, however,has the following…
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