Art Institute of Chicago

A33: "Middletown" Parlor, 1875-90

Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Date

c. 1940

Medium

Miniature room, mixed media

Culture

United States

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

“Middletown” is a fictionalized town in Indiana, Narcissa Thorne’s home state, and the eclectic decorative accessories in this miniature room impart a personal, lived-in quality. Objects like porcelain vases, crystal paperweights, books, newspapers, and even tiny photographs suggest that this room is based on Thorne’s memories of her childhood.

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