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thorne miniature rooms the art institute of chicago the 68 thorne miniature rooms enable one to glimpse elements of european interiorsom the late 13th century to the 1930s and american furnishingsom the 17th century to the 1930s. painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot these fascinating mls were conceived by mrs. james ward thorne of chicago and constructed between 1932 and 1940 by master craftsmen according to her specifications.
thorne miniature rooms the art institute of chicago hank kupjack mrs. thorne had a fascination for miniature and she was on the board of the art institute during the time when full size period rooms were all the fashion in museums and she realized that to have aprehensive example you would need a building three times the size of the institute and that was their original purpose to educate and to give the public an a of what full size period interiors look like.

miniature rooms the thorne rooms at the art institute of miniature rooms the thorne rooms at the art institute of chicago. 2nd edition. by james ward thorne author kathleen culbertaguilar author michael abramson author amp 0 more. 4.8 out of 5 stars 17 ratings. isbn13 9780865592131. isbn10 0865592136.

miniature rooms the thorne rooms at the art institute of the 68 miniature rooms were conceived by chicago socialite mrs. james ward thorne and m between 1934 and 1940 by a number of skilled craftsmen according to her exacting specifications. many of the rooms were inspired by specific interiors in historic houses or by museum installations or period rooms.

miniature rooms the thorne rooms at the art institute of miniature rooms book. read 8 reviewsom the worlds largestmunity for rers. generations of visitors to the art institute of chicago have been e.

miniature rooms the thorne rooms at the art institute of the thorne collection is a national treasure of interest not only to collectors of miniatures but to those interested in authentic historical recreations. the collection incld roomsom around the world with a nice collectiondicated to american history and different parts of the us. they are well maintained.

thorne miniature rooms chicago 2020 all you need to the thorne miniature rooms all 68 of them are located down a center flight of marble stairs in theont hall of the art institute of chicago. it is a reallife time machine the grast collection of dollhouses youve ever seen.

thorne miniature rooms wikipedia the thorne miniature rooms are a set of approximately 100 miniature mls of rooms created between 1932 and 1940 ur the direction of narcissa niblack thorne. nynine of the rooms are believed still to be in existence the majority are on display at the art institute of chicago while 20 are at the phoenix art museum nine at the knoxville museum of art and one each at the childrens museum of indianapolis and the kaye miniature museum in los angeles. the art institutes rooms document e

thorne miniature rooms tour with the art institute of the art institute of chicago the art institute of chicago was live. december 16 2016 thorne miniature rooms tour with marianne malone author of the sixtyeight rooms and mican an keeper of the thorne rooms

meticulous and miniature the thorne rooms of the art the thorne rooms on view at the art institute today were constructed between 1932 and 1940 by a team of master craftsmen working ur the watchful and meticulous eye of mrs. james ward thorne the.