E-3: English Reception Room of the Jacobean Period, 1625-55
c. 1937
Miniature room, mixed media
62.2 × 48.9 cm (24.5 × 19.3 in)
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● On view now — Gallery 11
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
In this English reception room of the Jacobean Period (1625-55) Italian Renaissance architecture and the contemporary fashion for Baroque ornamentation are the major influences. Here, Mrs. Thorne drew on two lavish rooms at Wilton, the magnificent house designed for Philip Herbert, fourth Earl of Pembroke.
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