period piece

noun

something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.

period piece

an object, a piece of music, a play, etc, valued for its quality of evoking a particular historical period: often one regarded as of little except historical interest

First recorded in 1925–30

And there was an opportunity, I felt, to play with what we traditionally think a period piece should feel like.

At night, hit Durango's many brewpubs and sleep at the Historic Strater Hotel, an antiques-filled period piece.

One of the fun things about Surviving Jack is that the '90s is now like a period piece.

But then Weisberg had a clever idea: why not create a period piece?

After all, the charming period piece received a 10-minute standing ovation at its debut screening at Cannes last year.

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