Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold 8 11/16” t x 6

8 11/16” t x 6 15/16” w x 3/4” d

nice all the way around

green and yellow hats

perhaps his son

-- is just about as good as it gets

Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold 8 11/16” t x 6I 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