Spoon Depicting the Passion of Christ

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Spoon Depicting the Passion of Christ

Title Spoon Depicting the Passion of Christ

Date Early 16th century

Medium Wood and boxwood

Dimensions Overall: 8 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (20.3 x 7 x 5.7 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 72.26

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This carved utensil may be an “apostle spoon.” Usually produced in sets of twelve, each spoon depicted one of Christ’s apostles at the tip of the handle. These spoons were especially popular during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Germany and England, where godparents often gave them as baptismal gifts. This spoon may have been produced in Germany, where boxwood was a popular medium.

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