Miniature rooms, the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Type
Label
Miniature rooms, the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Miniature rooms
Oclc number
54960632
Sub title
the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Summary
"Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been entranced by the Thorne Rooms. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these intriguing models offer intricately detailed views of European interiors from the 16th century through the 1930s and of American furnishings from the 17th century to 1940. The sixty-eight miniature rooms were conceived by Chicago socialite Mrs. James Ward Thorne and made between 1934 and 1940 by a number of skilled craftsmen according to her exacting specifications. Many of the rooms were inspired by specific interiors in historic houses or by museum installations or period rooms. Others combine features copied from various houses, palaces, and sites Mrs. Thorne visited during her extensive travels."
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Miniature rooms -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Miniature rooms + Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Ausstattung
- Thorne, James Ward, Mrs
- Miniature rooms
- Illinois + Chicago
- Miniature rooms + Private collections
- USA
- Miniature rooms + Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Miniature rooms -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Thorne, James Ward, Mrs. -- Art collections
- Art + Private collections
- Zimmer
- Thorne, James Ward -- Art collections
- Europa
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification3
- Contributor5
- Creator1
- Subject16
- Miniature rooms -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Miniature rooms + Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Ausstattung
- Thorne, James Ward, Mrs
- Miniature rooms
- Illinois + Chicago
- Miniature rooms + Private collections
- USA
- Miniature rooms + Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Miniature rooms -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Thorne, James Ward, Mrs. -- Art collections
- Art + Private collections
- Zimmer
- Thorne, James Ward -- Art collections
- Europa
- Content2
- Other version1
- Photographer2
- Mapped to1