This adorable bird perched on a branch with leaves and berries is an embroidery design from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. The bird image is Fig. 2 referred to in the paragraph below, copied from the book: “The design given in Fig. 2 is one which may be applied to almost any article,…
Free Vintage Gardening Clip Art ~ Watering Pail
Here is a black and white clip art image of an old fashioned watering pail. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Carrots French Seed Packet Label ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage French seed label that features a beautiful illustration of a bunch of carrots. The description on the label is: Carotte Rouge Longue Obtuse, Sans Coeur. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Lady Picture Clip Art
This vintage clip art image features a Victorian lady wearing an elegant Ladies’ Costume. She is holding opera glasses in one hand and a program in the other. The lovely hat she is wearing is trimmed with ribbons and flowers. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Victorian lady. I scanned the image…
Berries and Bows Victorian Picture Frame
This lovely embroidery pattern for an octagonal shaped picture frame includes an exquisite design of berries and bows. The image is from the February 1896 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Red Bell Pepper French Seed Packet Label ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage French seed label that features a beautiful illustration of a large sweet red bell pepper. The description on the label is: Piment Gros Carre Doux. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Boy Pushing Wheelbarrow ~ Vintage Garden Printable
Here is a vintage clip art image of a Victorian boy pushing a wheelbarrow along a path. The image is from the May 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Homes & Antiques Magazine Feature
I’d like to share some exciting news with you. The gorgeous magazine, Homes & Antiques, has created four stunning postcards that are included free with the purchase of their July 2014 issue. The postcards were created using images from a digital collage sheet of vintage seed packets from my Etsy shop. A display on page 34 of…
Ladies’ Victorian Hat ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely Victorian ladies’ hat clip art image. The description for this hat, from the magazine I scanned the image from, is as follows: “This picturesque hat is formed of fine gray straw. A trifle below the edge on the outside of the brim is a narrow fold of velvet a shade darker…
Antique Kitchen Stoveware Assortment
This vintage catalogue advertisement features an assortment of kitchen stoveware. Some items included in the collection are: a tin copper bottom wash boiler, kettle, teakettle, coffeepot, teapot, basting spoon, stove shovel, muffin pan, pie plates, bread pans, cake pans, rolling pin, colander, biscuit cutter, doughnut cutter, nutmeg grater, flour sifter, egg beater, dust pan, butcher knife, paring…
Elegant Victorian Jug ~ Free Clip Art
This elegant floral etched jug, with a gracefully curved handle, is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Early Flowering Chrysanthemum ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely cluster of early-flowering chrysanthemums. I scanned the image from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
