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Art Institute Chicago
Harvard art museum
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Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Porcelain plate with polychrome enamel decorations of foods and flowers, hunting and fishing scenes, embraced by Saldanha de Albuquerque arms and swag.

Plate, 1760/70

Ornate interior with cream walls and dark wood floors. At left is a large window with blue curtains; at right is a fireplace with tall mirror. Gilded upholstered furniture and decorative elements, including numerous framed portraits, fill the room. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of earthenware with incised and applied decoration.

Jar (Guan), Style of Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.)

A work made of qingbai ware; glazed porcelain with underglaze applied decoration.

Stemcup with Pearl-Edged Lobes and Central Floret, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Earthenware plate with a polychrome enamel depiction of a running dog flanked by two curved trees.

Charger, 17th century

Talavera de la Reina Potteries

A work made of gilt copper, champlevé enamel over wood core.

Reliquary Casket, c. 1200

Miniature model of a large, stately room with a circular marble tub sunk into the floor's center and fireplace at right. A central archway reveals a sitting area beyond.

E-25: French Bathroom and Boudoir of the Revolutionary Period, 1793-1804, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature scale model of a large, furnished white-walled room with ornamental moulding, wooden flooring, upholstered wooden chairs, and a large decorative carpet in the floor's center.

A11: Rhode Island Parlor, c. 1820, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of steel, brass, traces of gilding, leather, and velvet textile.

Armor for the Field and Tourney, 1560/70

Earthenware white ground teapot with copper luster decoration designed with floral pattern in white relief. The edges and the bandwork is decorated with pink highlights.

Teapot with Symbols of England, Ireland, and Scotland, c. 1830

A work made of steel with gilding, brass, and leather.

Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers, c. 1575

A work made of gelatin silver photogram, with applied paint.

Untitled, c. 1940/50

György Kepes

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

A5: Massachusetts Drawing Room, 1768, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Porcelain tea bowl and a plate with an enamel pattern depicting a white unicorn and a blue bull flanking coat of arms and standing on a ribbon with a "FOY POUR DEVOIR" motto.

Tea Bowl, c. 1750

A work made of soft-paste porcelain with purple enamel and gilding.

Teacup, Coffee Cup, and Saucer, c. 1770

Worcester Porcelain Factory

A work made of gelatin silver print with applied color.

Art Personality, 1988

Minna Zielonka

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

A12: Cape Cod Living Room, 1750-1850, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Porcelain plate with a pierced border, decorated in gold and colors. Central decoration depicts colorful floral sprouts.

Plate, 1780/1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

A15: New York Parlor, 1850-70, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne