Here is a vintage children’s storybook image of a mother holding her precious little baby on her lap. In the story, this baby’s name is Little Bo-Peep. The mother’s name is Jill; she is the wife of Jack. The image is from Tom Tucker and Little Bo Peep, by Thomas Hood, illustrated by Alice Wheaton Adams, published in 1891. Click on image…
Archives for July 13, 2014
Bowker Fertilizer Ad Potatoes Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Bowker Fertilizer Co. The ad claims their product, Stockbridge Manures, wins over all other fertilizers, producing a yield larger than any other grown upon fertilizer or manure, either alone or combined. The ad includes an image of potatoes spilling out from a basket that has been turned on…
From Market by Kate Greenaway
FROM MARKET OH who’ll give us Posies, And Garlands of Roses, To twine round our heads so gay? For here we come singing, And here we come bringing You many good wishes to-day. From market – from market -from market – We all come up from market. This vintage storybook image and poem, From Market (spelling and…
Ornamental Square Design and Frame ~ Free Clip Art
This beautiful square ornamental design made up of swirls, flowers, and leaves is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. I think this makes a lovely frame without the floral design in the center. Click on images to enlarge.
