Photograph
Birthday Tablescape, Scenes IV, V, and VI
| Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday. A poem glued to the reverse of the photograph explains the scenes. In this photograph are, from left to right, scenes IV, V, and VI. At left (the 1900's), the Schmidt family enjoys an evening at their home at 3328 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. In the center (the 1910's), the steamer Loreley is depicted carrying family and guests across Geneva Lake to Black Point Estate. The family's sailboat, Black Point, is also seen. At far right (the 1920's), the Schmidt family enjoys a summer day at the estate. Real foliage and flowers are mingled with artificial trees of loofah and other materials to form the landscape, which is completed with miniature furniture, lamps, dolls and toy animals. In the background is a large stained glass window, live plants and an aquarium on a stand. |
| Image ID: | 116202 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 26 1928 |
| Creator Name: | Fox Studio |
| City: | Chicago |
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| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.23.5 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.5 inches |
| 1 of 3 prints. Image ID: 116208 shows the remaining scenes of the tablescape. Emma Seipp Schmidt (1868-1942) was a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, whose mansion stood at 3300 South Michigan Avenue. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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