About this artwork
Mottled light passing through a floor-to-ceiling expanse of handmade glass illuminates the many intriguing details Narcissa Thorne included in this miniature room. Above the ornately carved paneling at the back is a door, the entrance for troupes of musicians who might have provided entertainment from above during a banquet. The portraits and armor that flank the fireplace convey Thorne’s romantic vision of a noble household.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 11
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Artist
- Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer)
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Title
- E-1: English Great Room of the Late Tudor Period, 1550-1603
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Place
- United States (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1932–1937
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Medium
- Miniature room, mixed media
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Dimensions
- Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 57.5 × 63.2 × 79.4 cm (22 11/16 × 24 7/8 × 31 1/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 58.5 × 64.2 × 80.7 cm (23 × 25 1/4 × 31 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
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Reference Number
- 1941.1186
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/43683/manifest.json
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