A6: New Hampshire Dining Room, 1760 c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne's "A6: New Hampshire Dining Room, 1760" is a detailed dollhouse room that was created in 1940. The miniature dining room depicts a 18th-century Colonial American interior complete with hand-painted wallpaper, period furniture, and decorative accents. Thorne's dollhouse rooms are known for their meticulous attention to historical accuracy, making them valuable tools for studying domestic life in different eras. The Art Institute of Chicago houses this particular dollhouse room, which showcases Thorne's exceptional craftsmanship and her passion for preserving history through miniature art.