E-11: English Entrance Hall of the Georgian Period, c. 1775
c. 1932
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions
Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 39.4 × 67.5 × 36.3 cm (15 9/16 × 26 5/8 × 14 5/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 40.1 × 68.6 × 36.9 cm (15 3/4 × 27 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
miniature
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43718
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...