Here is a beautiful flowering branch of Camellia Japonica or Japanese Rose. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Archives for July 20, 2014
Penmanship Handwriting Specimens ~ Free Printable Vintage Book Page
The title on this old book page is Specimens of Handwriting and featured on the page are several samples of penmanship. The names written on the page show the improvement, by home practice, of those following the self-teaching penmanship system as given in the book this page is from and also from Gaskell’s Compendium. The page…
Yellow Layer Cake ~ Free Vintage Food Graphic
Here is a vintage image of a delicious looking four-layer yellow cake on a white serving plate. A piece of the cake has been cut and is set out on a small dish, ready to be served. The image is from the Ryzon Baking Book by Marion Harris Neil, 1917. Edited to add the recipe (by request). Click…
Victorian Lady Pictures Clip Art
This vintage image features a Victorian lady modelling a beautiful dress referred to as a Ladies’ Visiting Toilette. The illustration is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Plus a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
