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Narcissa Niblack Thorne

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Narcissa Niblack Thorne was an American artist known for her extremely detailed miniature rooms. Her works depict historical interiors from Europe, Asia and North America from the late 13th to the early 20th century. The Thorne rooms are honored with dedicated exhibits in the Phoenix Art Museum, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago, where a special wing was built to house them.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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A10: Massachusetts Dining Room, 1795

1937 · Miniature room, mixed media

Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 30 × 60 × 47.5 cm (11 13/16 × 23 5/8 × 18 3/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 30.5 × 61 × 48.3 cm (12 × 24 × 19 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800

1937 · Miniature room, mixed media

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 22.9 × 55.3 × 62.6 cm (9 × 21 3/4 × 24 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A31: Tennessee Entrance Hall, 1835

1937 · Miniature room, mixed media

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 35.9 × 36.8 × 76.8 cm (14 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 30 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

E-1: English Great Room of the Late Tudor Period, 1550-1603

1932 · Miniature room, mixed media

Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 57.5 × 63.2 × 79.4 cm (22 11/16 × 24 7/8 × 31 1/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 58.5 × 64.2 × 80.7 cm (23 × 25 1/4 × 31 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

E-9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian period, 1770-1800

1932 · Miniature room, mixed media

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 43.2 × 63.5 × 86.4 cm (17 × 25 × 34 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60

1932 · Miniature room, mixed media

Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 45.7 × 61.9 × 57.9 cm (18 × 24 3/8 × 22 13/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 46.4 × 62.9 × 58.8 cm (18 1/4 × 24 3/4 × 23 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90

1932 · Miniature room, mixed media

Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 50.8 × 89.5 × 65.1 cm (20 × 35 1/4 × 25 11/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 50.8 × 89.6 × 65.1 cm (20 × 35 1/4 × 25 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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