E-28: German Sitting Room of the Biedermeier Period, 1815-50
c. 1937
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions
Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 36.6 × 52.5 × 54.4 cm (14 7/16 × 20 11/16 × 21 7/16 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 37.2 × 53.4 × 55.3 cm (14 5/8 × 21 × 21 3/4 in.)
Classification
miniature
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43778
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...