E-27: French Library of the Modern Period, 1930s

c. 1937

In contrast to the nostalgic period designs of most of Narcissa Thorne’s miniature rooms, this Jazz-Age Parisian library is decorated in a contemporary Art-Deco style. As a woman of financial means, Thorne likely spent time in glamorous, modern interiors like this one on her numerous trips to France’s fashionable capital throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

Status: On View, Gallery 11
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer)
Title: E-27: French Library 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: Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 40.4 × 61 × 48.8 cm (15 7/8 × 24 × 19 1/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 41 × 62 × 49.6 cm (16 1/8 × 24 3/8 × 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
Reference Number: 1941.1212

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