period piece

noun

: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period

Examples of period piece in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Completing the official screenings is another period piece, The Red and the Black, which is being distributed by Wild Bunch. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

In any case, there’s something to be said for filmmakers trusting their audience to draw its own conclusions from this period piece and its throughline to information dissemination in the 21st century. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

The vampire period piece became a sensation when it was released in April 2025, earning more than $350 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

This is not the only present-tense intrusion into Warnick’s period piece, which follows twenty-something cousins Mei and Chris (played by Warnick) in 1970s Chinatown. — Dylan Adamson, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for period piece

• altarpiece
• centerpiece
• frontispiece
• mantelpiece
• masterpiece
• pilates
• specialise
• stabilise
• syntheses
• apiece
• aris
• assise