A12: Cape Cod Living Room, 1750-1850
c. 1940
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions
Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 19.4 × 37.2 × 30.4 cm (7 11/16 × 14 11/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 19.7 × 37.8 × 30.8 cm (7 3/4 × 14 7/8 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
miniature
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
45348
About the Artist
Narcissa Niblack Thorne · 1882–1966
Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882–1966) was born on May 2 in Vincennes, Indiana, the eldest child of William Niblack and Frances Caldwell Niblack. Her family relocated to Chicago during her childhood, where she received a patchwork education: homeschooled by a governess, public schooling from age eleven, private classes, and finishing at the elite Kenwood Institute in Hyde Park. Extensive family trave...