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Classical Revival

Refers to late 18th- to early 20th-century architecture and ornament based relatively closely on ancient classical forms.

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old-fashioned flower design element

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17431
Getty AAT ID
300108149
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old-fashioned flower design element

Refers to late 18th- to early 20th-century architecture and ornament based relatively closely on ancient classical forms. For other architecture and art of the late 18th and the 19th centuries that follow principles of classicism, use "Neoclassical.".

Definition
old-fashioned flower design element

Refers to late 18th- to early 20th-century architecture and ornament based relatively closely on ancient classical forms. For other architecture and art of the late 18th and the 19th centuries that follow principles of classicism, use "Neoclassical."

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