▁ 1 6 th - ▁and ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁type ▁is ▁the ▁well ▁known ▁" sp ider ", ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁still ▁hang ▁in ▁many ▁London ▁and ▁provincial ▁churches . ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁also ▁showed ▁a ▁great ▁lik ing ▁for ▁ham mer ed ▁work , ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁lect ern s , ▁alt ar ▁cand l est icks ▁and ▁the ▁like ▁in ▁that ▁method . ▁The ▁large ▁d ishes ▁emb oss ed ▁with ▁Adam ▁and ▁E ve ▁and ▁similar ▁subjects ▁are ▁probably ▁of ▁Dutch ▁origin , ▁and ▁found ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁countries . ▁These ▁differ ▁consider ably ▁from ▁the ▁br ass ▁d ishes ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁central ▁subject ▁— – ▁the ▁Ann unci ation , ▁St ▁George , ▁St ▁Christopher , ▁the ▁Ag n us ▁De i , ▁a ▁mer ma id ▁or ▁flowers ▁— ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁letters , ▁which ▁frequently ▁have ▁no ▁significance ▁beyond ▁that ▁of ▁orn ament ation ; ▁the ▁r ims ▁are ▁stamp ed ▁with ▁a ▁repeating ▁pattern ▁of ▁small ▁designs . ▁This ▁latter ▁type ▁of ▁d ish ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁N ure m berg ▁or ▁A ugs burg ▁craft s men , ▁and ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁noticed ▁that ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁orn ament ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁ham mer ing ▁into ▁dies ▁or ▁by ▁use ▁of ▁st amps ; ▁they ▁are ▁purely ▁mechanical ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Br ass ▁was ▁widely ▁used ▁for ▁smaller ▁objects ▁in ▁churches ▁and ▁for ▁domestic ▁use .