Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion 5 3/8" l measured on

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

which is what I love about them--the most pared down (and I think very elegant) solutions to the task

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

filled with whiskey and perhaps tucked into a coat pocket as one heads out for a ski or long walk through the woods

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion 5 3/8" l measured onThis 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