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The Language of Flowers: Symbolism in Antique Furniture and Art

Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers- marquetry detail front flowers- Styylish

Before emojis or love letters, people turned to flowers to express feelings that words often couldn’t—especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Known as floriography, the symbolic language of flowers influenced not just literature and fashion, but also interior design and the decorative arts. Nowhere is this more poetically expressed than in flower symbolism in […]