Thorne Miniature Rooms

Permanent event at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, United States

30 August 2017

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

The 68 Thorne Miniature Rooms enable one to glimpse elements of European interiors from the late 13th century to the 1930s and American furnishings from the 17th century to the 1930s.

Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these fascinating models were conceived by Mrs.

James Ward Thorne of Chicago and constructed between 1932 and 1940 by master craftsmen according to her specifications.

Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum profile

Location

Chicago, United States

Founded in

1879

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800, c. 1940

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90, c. 1937

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A5: Massachusetts Drawing Room, 1768, c. 1940

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800, c. 1940
Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90, c. 1937
Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A5: Massachusetts Drawing Room, 1768, c. 1940

Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90, c. 1937
Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A5: Massachusetts Drawing Room, 1768, c. 1940
Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800, c. 1940