Spider Charm
Date18th century
OriginEngland
MediumWire, Square Cord, Brown Silk
Dimensions1 3/4" diameter, 1/2" height
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-517,A
DescriptionModel of eight-legged spider; wire legs wrapped with brown silk thread that end in knots; body of brown silk composed of large circle for torso and a smaller circle for head, ending in two wire antennae with knots at the end. Body and head is braided needlework and coiled into a circle. Spider is mounted on square cord. Fits in square lacquered black box with hinged lid.ProvenanceEx coll. Percival Griffiths.
Late 17th-early 18th century
1660-1680
Early 20th Century
19th century
Late 18th or early 19th c.