A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800 c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne's 1940 miniature "A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800" is a meticulously crafted dollhouse interior that recreates a Shaker living room. The piece, housed at the Art Institute of Chicago, is a detailed and accurate representation of Shaker life, with simple furniture, a wood-burning stove, and a window overlooking a sunny outdoors. The scale of the room, with each inch representing a foot, makes it a captivating and intimate example of Thorne's work, demonstrating her mastery of miniature and meticulous attention to detail.