E-29: English Roman Catholic Church in the Gothic Style, 1275-1300
c. 1937
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions
Scale 3/4 inch = 1 foot: 120 × 81.3 × 103.8 cm (47 1/4 × 32 × 40 7/8 in.); Interior, Scale 3/4 inch = 1 foot: 122 × 82.6 × 105.5 cm (48 × 32 1/2 × 41 1/2 in.)
Classification
miniature
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43784
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...