21. It generally has an altar frontal in the colour of the scallop shell and hat of the pilgrim ). 22. However, its seal includes three scallop shells , traditional symbols of the pilgrim St . James the Greater. 23. The scallop shell is believed to have originally been carried, therefore, by pagans as a symbol of fertility. 24. Carvings and other decorative elements were eliminated with the exception of the scallop shell , which appeared on almost every piece. 25. The drawing room at Queen Anne House has scallop shell recesses which are notably similar to stairwell features at Easton Neston. 26. In front of the church there's the fountain with the scallop shell of Saint James, representing the pilgrim. 27. The Apostles, after all, were fishermen, he said, and the scallop shell was an early symbol of Christianity. 28. The scenes are painted on simple plates and on English wares in the shapes of scallop shells and various types of vegetation. 29. Divide scallops into 4 equal portions and arrange each portion on 1 side of 4 natural scallop shells or small salad plates. 30. Divide scallops into four equal portions; arrange each portion on one side of four natural scallop shells or small salad plates.