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A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800

Miniature room featuring wide-plank hardwood floors, round hooked rugs, simple wooden furnishings, and a wood-burning stove. The window frames and door frames are painted green, while the walls are a light butter yellow.
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  • Miniature room featuring wide-plank hardwood floors, round hooked rugs, simple wooden furnishings, and a wood-burning stove. The window frames and door frames are painted green, while the walls are a light butter yellow.

Date:

c. 1940

Artist:

Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne
American, 1882-1966

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 11

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer)

Title

A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800

Place

United States (Object made in:)

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Made 1937–1940

Medium

Miniature room, mixed media

Dimensions

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 22.9 × 55.3 × 62.6 cm (9 × 21 3/4 × 24 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne

Reference Number

1942.498

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