Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion and the only hardware anywhere

and the only hardware anywhere are tiny brass nails securing the chip carved layers

It measures 4 1/4" tall with a diameter of 7" across at top and 3 1/2" at base

and charmingly stick-like little legs and feet

I like to hold a piece of pottery in my hands before buying it

with a few ink smears here and there

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion and the only hardware anywhereThis one is Belgian, published by Coin de Westende Anvers (Antwerp), c. 1910. Your French may be better than mine, but I take the text as describing the daily flow of life for the spider capturing its prey in the morning, eating mid day, then spinning its web at night with hope toward the next day's catch. On and on, just like the structure of the web (and so much of life!) itself. Terrific graphic of the spider at the center of its web, perfectly