period piece
noun
: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Here's another period piece theme: Merchant-Ivory movies. 
Lia Beck, EW.com, 18 June 2022 The year is 1963, which technically makes this a period piece. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2022 And with six bedrooms, 16 bathrooms and 26,638 square feet, there is enough room to entertain the cast of a favorite period piece. Brianna Griff, Chron, 31 July 2022 The woman sitting at the bar, sipping her miso soup in full-face makeup and a wig, is really an actress who just finished a long day on the set of a 1950s period piece. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 With a release in 3,820 theaters, Focus Features’ widest release ever, the period piece sequel earned $16 million in its domestic debut. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Thus, a movie that was made in the ardent spirit of ongoing crisis had come to the public as an instant period piece. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022 The film is described as a period piece about a young boy named Buddy (played by Jude Hill) growing up in Northern Ireland during a time of conflict and violence. Victoria Priola, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 As its name suggests, the six-episode period piece takes place in a fictional hotel in the coastal town of Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022 See More
Lia Beck, EW.com, 18 June 2022 The year is 1963, which technically makes this a period piece. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2022 And with six bedrooms, 16 bathrooms and 26,638 square feet, there is enough room to entertain the cast of a favorite period piece. Brianna Griff, Chron, 31 July 2022 The woman sitting at the bar, sipping her miso soup in full-face makeup and a wig, is really an actress who just finished a long day on the set of a 1950s period piece. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 With a release in 3,820 theaters, Focus Features’ widest release ever, the period piece sequel earned $16 million in its domestic debut. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Thus, a movie that was made in the ardent spirit of ongoing crisis had come to the public as an instant period piece. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022 The film is described as a period piece about a young boy named Buddy (played by Jude Hill) growing up in Northern Ireland during a time of conflict and violence. Victoria Priola, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 As its name suggests, the six-episode period piece takes place in a fictional hotel in the coastal town of Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above