"SPINDLE with foot plate. Made of gold with baroque pearl, rose stones and enamel. The spider with the legs of gold, with remnants of black enamel, the back body (abdomen) consisting of a large baroque pearl, the underside convex of black enamel, the head and mouthpiece with a rose stone. Diameter with outer ring: 8.3 cm. Plate, diameter: 7.8 cm. Foot plate: Of gilt silver, square with beveled turned down edge, upper side coated with green enamel on grass-like bottom pattern. Weight: 3.7 gr. Page length: 2.6 Antaglian Russian work from the 18th century. Purchased by Wilhelmina von Hallwyl September 1896 from antiques dealer Ed Kahlert, Germany. Museum: Hallwyl Museum Object designation: Spider Category: 36. XXXVI Jewelery etc Material: Enamel, Gold, GEM, Rose stones Size: Width 1.6 cm, Length 1.7 cm, Weight 3 g Dating: 1700 – 1799 18th century Manufacturing location: Russia Photo: Bonnevier, Helena, Hallwylska museum/SHM (CC BY 4.0)

(same object, photo shows spider separated from plate)

A lovely #spider piece for #SaveASpiderDay … #PleaseNoSquish 🕷️🕸️:
Spindle with foot plate
Russia, 18th c.
Gold, baroque pearl, rose stones, enamel
W 1.6 x L 1.7 cm, 3 g
Hallwylska museet:
samlingar.shm.se/object/DDE89...

photo of the entire garment spread out and mounted on display

closeup of the giant spider design

gallery label: 璃寬茶縮緬地蜘蛛模様男物長襦袢 Man's Under Kimono (Nagajuban) with Spider and Spiderweb Taisho (1912-26) or Showa (1926-89) period, 1920s-30s Crepe silk (chirimen) with freehand paste-resist dyeing (yüzen) Promised Gift of John C. Weber Worn under an outer garment or at home, the nagajuban frequently bore eye-catching designs that would be seen only by family and friends. The large spider perched on the right shoulder of the crepe silk robe, whose back is covered with a web against gray clouds, exemplifies such a decoration. The pattern could be a reference to Tsuchigumo, a monstrous, shape-shifting spider featured in Japanese myths and legends as well as in Noh and Kabuki plays. The dramatic, supernatural subject was also featured in ukiyo-e prints, which might have inspired this nagajuban's composition.

For #SaveASpiderDay:
Man's Under Kimono (Nagajuban) with #Spider & Spiderweb, Japan, 1920s-30s
The giant spider design invokes the Yōkai Tsuchigumo (see label) 🕷️🕸️
It was definitely one of the highlights of the Met’s Kimono Style exhibition!
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Resharing for #SaveASpiderDay!
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photo of the spider brooch on display

gallery label: Tarantula brooch Hemmerle, 1995 Horse conch pearl, Umba sapphires, diamonds, colored diamonds and gold This tarantula brooch was part of a series of animal-themed jewels created by the family-owned German firm Hemmerle between 1979 and 1996. The natural 111.76-carat brown horse conch pearl in the rear segment of the tarantula, an arachnid, is believed to be one of, if not the, largest natural horse conch pearls in the world. Courtesy of Hemmerle

For #SaveASpiderDay please enjoy this sparkly #spider bling from the 2021 AMNH ”Beautiful Creatures” exhibition:
Tarantula brooch by Hemmerle, 1995; horse conch pearl, Umba sapphires, diamonds, colored diamonds and gold.
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