Object Record
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Artist |
Thorne, Narcissa Niblack |
Title |
English Dining Room |
Medium |
Decorative Miniature Arts: Thorne Room |
Date |
before 1934 |
Description |
Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Vincennes, Indiana 1882-1966 Chicago) English Dining Room, circa 1930 Miniature room 16 1/2 x 25 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 1962 gift of the IBM Corporation All the furniture in this room was copied from 18th century Thomas Chippendale furniture in British museums. Chippendale, England's most celebrated cabinet and furniture maker developed a style called chinoiserie based on imported Chinese luxury goods. Those goods included porcelain, silk, lacquered cabinets, and hand painted wallpapers entering England on British trading ships. Straight legs, pagoda tops, and fretwork trim as seen in the curio cabinet and hanging shelves characterized this style. During this period of intense trade with China, tea drinking became popular in England. Indian tea had been in England since the 17th century, but the importation of Chinese teacups and saucers popularized the art of tea in England. |
Catalog Number |
1962.04.01 |
Search Terms |
Dulin Gallery of Art Miniature works Interiors Interior decoration Interior design Dollhouses History Dioramas Women Artists |