Artist
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966
Works (16)
E-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70
c. 1937
E-26: French Anteroom of the Empire Period, c. 1810
c. 1937
E-12: English Drawing Room of the Georgian Period, c. 1800
c. 1937
E-24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
c. 1937
E-29: English Roman Catholic Church in the Gothic Style, 1275-1300
c. 1937
E-8: English Bedroom of the Georgian Period, 1760-75
c. 1937
E-11: English Entrance Hall of the Georgian Period, c. 1775
c. 1932
E-25: French Bathroom and Boudoir of the Revolutionary Period, 1793-1804
c. 1937
E-3: English Reception Room of the Jacobean Period, 1625-55
c. 1937
E-28: German Sitting Room of the Biedermeier Period, 1815-50
c. 1937
E-1: English Great Room of the Late Tudor Period, 1550-1603
c. 1937
E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60
c. 1937
E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90
c. 1937
E-9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian period, 1770-1800
c. 1937
E-17: French Bedroom, Late 16th Century
c. 1937
A30: Georgia Double Parlor, c. 1850
c. 1940
Timeline
MayNarcissa Niblack Thorne was born on May 2, 1882, in Vincennes, Indiana.1
Narcissa Niblack Thorne had her first exhibition of miniature works in 1932.1
At the Century of Progress Exposition in 1933, Thorne's works were publicly exhibited in a dedicated building.1
In 1936, she received a request to make a miniature library depicting a room at Windsor Castle, to mark the planned coronation of Edward VIII.1
After her husband's death in 1946, Thorne inherited an estate worth upwards of 2 million dollars, enabling her to continue focusing on her work.1
JunNarcissa Niblack Thorne died on June 25, 1966, in Chicago.1