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E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s

Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

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  • Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

Date:

c. 1937

Artist:

Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne
American, 1882-1966

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 11

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer)

Title

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1932–1937

Medium

Miniature room, mixed media

Dimensions

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 43.2 × 68.6 × 53.4 cm (17 × 27 × 21 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne

Reference Number

1941.1200

Extended information about this artwork

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