A wooden spoon found on board the 16th century The sets of, popular as christening presents in, the handles of which terminate in heads or busts of the apostles, are a special form to which interest attaches. The earlier English spoon-handles terminate in an, plain knob or a; at the end of the 16th century, the and ending becomes common, the bowl being -shaped. During [ ], the handle becomes broad and flat, the bowl is broad and oval and the termination is cut into the shape known as the 's foot.