It's Time to Play...

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What is it?

  
It's over a hundred years old,


  and is hanging upside down.


Those are your only hints...












Good Luck!
I look forward to your guesses.


Tomorrow I will have my friend, Lisa, who is the owner of this exquisite treasure, reveal it's origins.



Comments

La Brocanteuse said…
mmmm,...could it be the remains of a bridal bouquet from many years ago..? as part of a marriage dome decoration?
curious to know! hugs Colette ~ Afrique du Sud
January 11, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Olive said…
Some kind of floral item I think. It has leaves.
January 11, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Allie said…
H Terri,
It does look like a bouquet from years ago. Was it sprayed in gold leaf perhaps? It is a very interesting piece. I hope you had a good New Year's. I've been sick with bronchitis since New Year's Eve :( I'm hoping the year will turn out better than it has started for me.... -Al
January 11, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Acquired Objects said…
A badly made crown...lol. I figured it was upside down and guessing it's something for an outside plant...rose bush? It's interesting whatever it is and can't wait to find out until tomorrow.

This is fun!
January 11, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Karena said…
I thought possibly part of a bridal bouquet. I am excited to hear the history.

xoxo
Karena

Art by Karena
January 11, 2012 at 2:20 PM
helen tilston said…
Hi Terri

The suspense is killing me!!!

Was it a bouquet used at the coronation of a King/Queen/President/Prime Minister?

It is elegant

Looking forward to hearing

Helen xxx
January 11, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Sheila said…
Her great grandmother's or grandmother's bidal bouquet.
January 11, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Mary Ann Pickett said…
A bouquet??? You are such a tease! :)
January 11, 2012 at 11:46 PM
Nutbird said…
The bottom sticks are held together with a circle. These sticks might be stuck in the ground. What about a memorial bouquet at a cemetery? I like the leaves and flowers. Ann
January 12, 2012 at 4:22 PM
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