The miniature rooms at the Art Institute from Mrs. Thorne’s workshops include European and American rooms in which one inch equals one foot. The life-size rose shows you how small this room is. The wallpaper, furniture, and staircase in this miniature entrance hall are modeled after those in the Hermitage, the home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. Jackson earned the nickname “Old Hickory” as a frontier hero. But when this tough fighter built a house for his wife in 1819, he chose an elegant style that was far from the log cabin that had been their home.
