Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo handiwork accordian pleated cone forms

accordian pleated cone forms

Incorporating the pips on playing cards into characters and scenarios

Seeming very much to represent a world unto itself

A bit tragic perhaps

This one I believe would be referred to as an "occupational" painting

Ceiling Hung Christmas Tree! Antique Snapshot Photo handiwork accordian pleated cone formsI 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