Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold nice all the way around

nice all the way around

which I love but which certainly make it less desirable to sampler collectors than if the colors were bright

Some wear on this

After teaching ceramics and sculpture during the 1990's

Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold nice all the way aroundI hadn't realized that ceiling hung Christmas trees had become a thing again when I found this old photo; I guess they have but this photo captures a late 19th early 20th c. iteration of the phenomenon, rare and fun to see! It is speculated that the practice may have originally related to the representation of the Holy Trinity, but it seems to have become especially popular as a space saving device! Quite a wonderfully decorated tree here, with paper