Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold there is one tiny chip

there is one tiny chip to the underside of one pointy end at the base

green and yellow hats

perhaps his son

8 11/16” t x 6 15/16” w x 3/4” d

After teaching ceramics and sculpture during the 1990's

Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo wood mold there is one tiny chipI 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