Has anyone seen

[Schutzengel]

the painting of Madonna and Child in Chester Cathedral, which is painted on a spider's web, and framed between two pieces of glass. It was painted by Joann Burgman in Innsbruck in the early 19th century.

[Buenchico]

It's on the web of a caterpillar, not a spider:
http://www.chestercathedral.com/images/A-pictu re-of-the-Virgin-and-Child.jpg

Chris

[Schutzengel]

Thank you, that is the picture referred to in a book I have just seen called "The World of Spiders" No. 38 in the New Naturalist Series, published in 1958. It does say in the reference that it was painted on a spider's web. What made you think it was a caterpillar's web, they don't make webs do they? I thought caterpillars turned into butterflies.
I'll have to make a trip to Chester to see it, it looks so delicate in the photo, and Chester isn't too far away from where I live in Cheshire. Thanks again. Schutz.
PS. My job is to catalogue rare and antique books, the trouble is I keep finding ones that I would like to read instead of getting on with what I should be doing.

[Buenchico]

Thanks for the reply.

What makes me think it's a caterpillar's web?

This:
http://www.chestercathedral.com/chester-cathed ral-home-history.htm

Chris

PS: I'm best kept away from book shops. The floorboards in my house will give way if I buy any more ;-)

[Mr Veritas]

This might explain a "caterpillar web" a bit more?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/cont ent/articles/2005/06/01/mystery_web_feature.sh tml

[Schutzengel]

Thank you Buenchico. Isn't it surprising what you can find out from all the knowledgeable people on AB. I know what you mean about your floorboards, I could do with a bigger house. The trouble is once you get hooked on books it becomes addictive, and I'm not in the best kind of job to try to curb it. Cheers. Schutz.

[Schutzengel]

Thank you Mr. Veritas. The link you gave is amazing, especially with all the comments left by others. Isn't nature wonderful. By the way did you have a nice time on your Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Best Wishes. Schutz.

[Mr Veritas]

Thank You Schutz,
Yes we did.
Our family(all 120 of them) took over a country house hotel for a weekend ,that was surprise for us.
Because nobody was talking about our 60th we actually thought it a bit ood,and that they had forgotten!
How wrong we were.