Some of the Thorne rooms are miniature replicas of actual rooms. They were constructed on a 1:12 scale, or in other words a scale of 1 inch (2.5 cm) to 1 foot (0.30 m). The rooms are largely made of the same materials as full-sized rooms; for example, they include bowls made of silver, chandeliers made of crystal, and even original works of art, both miniature paintings (by Fernand Léger, Hildreth Meière, Amédée Ozenfant, and Léopold Survage) and sculptures (by John Storrs).