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Apostle spoons received their
name because each is surmounted by a small figure of one of the Apostles
bearing the symbol associated with him. They were made in England in great
numbers until 1654. A favourite christening gift in Tudor and early Stuart
times, a set of thirteen would be given by the wealthy, while those of
lesser means would give four, representing the Evangelists.
St. Peter was a fisherman who became one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. He
was a leader of the early Christian community in Jerusalem and is a
prominent figure in the New Testament of the Bible. Peter denied Jesus three
times, but was commissioned again after the resurrection.
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