Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo handiwork with two pieces of fine

with two pieces of fine quality lace spelling out “My Baby

the squiggly line for a mouth

Seeming very much to represent a world unto itself

accordian pleated cone forms

If you would like me to include the tray

Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo handiwork with two pieces of fineI 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