A4: Connecticut Valley Tavern Parlor, c. 1750

A4: Connecticut Valley Tavern Parlor, c. 1750 by Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Medium

Miniature room, mixed media

Dimensions

Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 20 × 425 × 31.9 cm (7 7/8 × 167 3/8 × 12 9/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 20.4 × 43.2 × 32.4 cm (8 × 17 × 12 3/4 in.)

Classification

miniature

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

45323

About the Artist

Narcissa Niblack Thorne · 18821966

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...

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