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Neoclassical

Scope note

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

This term has 454 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
School / style
Period

Getty AAT term number

300021477

Equivalent Terms used

Neoclassicism

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Bacchus

Maker(s)

Factory: Wood, Enoch

Bacchus

Maker(s)

Factory: Wood, Enoch

Candlestick

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory (Probably)

Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: John Ridgway & Co. (Probably)
Factory: John and William Ridgway (Perhaps)

Milk jug

Maker(s)

Production: Adams, William

Blue jasper teapot with Shylock & Portia sprigs

Maker(s)

Production: Neale & Co. (Probably)
James Neale & Co. ((alternative name))
Neale & Wilson ((alternative name))

Chair

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Tea urn

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

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