Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion It's a 19th century folk

It's a 19th century folk art decorated powder horn

let alone the patience

and still totally usable) that fits neatly inside

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

5 3/8" l measured on the square (not along the curve of body)

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion It's a 19th century folkThis 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