Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard tabltop but that is not the

but that is not the case with this one

"  One side of the case  is split from the other though the latch will hold them together at one side

completely readable

) As a side note

and immediately making me think of Thomas Hart Benton

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard tabltop but that is not theThis 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