This vintage engraving features a young mother holding her baby on her lap. It appears that the baby is ready for bed and they are saying goodnight prayers together. The image is titled Young Motherhood. It’s from Gaskell’s Compendium of Forms Educational Social Legal and Commercial, 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
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Yellow Wood-Sorrel ~ Free Vintage Botanical Image
Here is a vintage botanical illustration of a plant with yellow flowers and green heart-shaped leaves. The name of the plant is Yellow Wood-Sorrel; the scientific name is Oxalis Stricta. The image is from Wild Flowers of America, published July 17, 1894. Click on image to enlarge.
Ostrich Plume ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage catalogue listing for ostrich plumes. The plumes were sold in a variety of colors and sizes, ranging in price from 33 cents to $1.85 each. The ad is from a 1907 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue in my collection. Here is a black and white clip art image of the ostrich plume from…
