Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard Burmese coasters with the silhouette of booted

with the silhouette of booted feet and a big brass pin

I'd guess perhaps this came from a funeral home

and simply made

which pioneered the development of corrosion-proof materials for the chemical industry in the U

I've shot in a couple of different lighting conditions to try to give a good sense

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard Burmese coasters with the silhouette of bootedThis 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