2 inch detail of 19th Century firecracker wrapper
Get up close to the entries in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details.
2 inch detail of 19th Century firecracker wrapperGet up close to the entries in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details.
ACROSS THE BORED 
Wow! So this is one firecracker wrapper? Do you know anything about their production? Thanks for stopping by, you are welcome anytime! Alex
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The whole wrapper is about 14×18 inches – I’m assuming they were painted by a single artist, perhaps someone else did the embossing – I really need to look into this more!
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Right Chinese art always make you lost in the details! Sharing with you Chinese treasures of National Palace Museum..http://wp.me/p3bwN9-5R
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Thanks for the link – we had just been talking about this museum last night!
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pretty!
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It is lovely and there is alot going on in the rest of the piece!
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and to think they just used it as a wrapper. wow!
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Those were the days when packaging was important and handmade!
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I can’t believe this is something they would throw away. Great shot.
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Thanks – It’s actually quite a large piece (about 14 x 18) and extraordinarily detailed, unfortunately not archivally framed (looks like late 19th/early 20th century from the style/construction of the frame and weight of the glass/wood backing) – I really should do a bit more research on it…
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This is the wrapping paper? wow! Great photo for the challenge!
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LOVE this!
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Thanks – I had to dust it off for the challenge!
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What exquisite attention to detail.
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Thanks so much!
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Wow, that IS amazing!
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What is even more amazing is that they used to throw these out – I often wonder how this one survived….
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