Apostle Spoon: St. James

Title: Apostle Spoon: St. James
Rights: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. Public Domain.
Date: 1634 C.E.
Description: The spoon's handle has a miniature of St. James, dressed as a pilgrim, with a large oblong pilgrim’s hat, robe, and walking staff. The small object served as a souvenir of completing the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and a reminder of St. James himself.
Format: Utensil. Silver. 18.8 cm.
Publisher: The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Contributor: Elizabeth Washburn
Identifier: The Cleveland Museum of Art. 1942. 807.
Subject: St. James; spoon; Apostle; pilgrim; pilgrimage; the Way of St. James
Source: Jpg file. The Cleveland Museum of Art. 11/07/2021; https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.807

Item sets: Elizabeth W. Collection; Doers of the Word: The Pilgrims of the Way of St. James