About this artwork
Narcissa Thorne must have imagined the occupants of this miniature drawing room to be loyal subjects of the English Crown, as it abounds with images of Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert. Thorne was amused by the lavish decoration and heavy ornament of Victorian furniture, which by her time had become unfashionable. The many ornate objects in this room were cleverly constructed using a mix of faux and genuine luxury materials: the candelabras, for example, are painted to look like gold, whereas the bases of the lamps flanking the doorway are made from real ivory.
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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-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70
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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
- Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 44.5 × 71.8 × 135.3 cm (17 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 53 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
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Reference Number
- 1941.1199
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/43729/manifest.json
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