Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard Burmese coasters with much aged red paint

with much aged red paint around the top and bottom rims

and could still be used that way

prompting a second card dedicated to Mary

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

There is a light crease to the bottom right corner

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard Burmese coasters with much aged red paintThis 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