Vintage English cast brass horse medallion featuring a spider web design, symbolizing patience, fate, cleverness, and industry. Rooted in English history and folklore, many of these brasses are, also, considered direct visual references to Mary Howitt's famous 1828 cautionary poem The Spider and the Fly, serving as an amuletic warning against flattery, deceit, and manipulation. Worn down, smoothed edges suggest age, as well as obvious patina, which are desirable for collectors. Originally used to decorate horse saddles, harnesses, and other tack, horse brasses are now sought after decorative accents for both horse lovers and those who enjoy a piece of history.