List of Things Named After Queen Anne - Art, Architecture, and Design

Art, Architecture, and Design

  • Queen Anne style architecture – A construction style in Great Britain during Anne's reign, and in the United States from the 1870s until the early 1900s (decade).
  • Queen Anne style furniture – A furniture style popular at the beginning of the 18th century. Lighter and more graceful than its predecessors, its distinguishing characteristics included its curvilinear design, cabriole-style legs, and scallop-shell carvings.

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