E-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70

Art Institute of Chicago

E-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70

Designed by Narcissa Niblack ThorneLinkedCulture matchlcp-1cb517aa62e8

Date
c. 1937
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Culture
United States
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
43729

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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Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne

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AAT300427608

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