Here is a wonderful old image of a Victorian lady modelling a beautiful dress referred to as a Ladies’ Costume. 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.
Old Fashioned Chocolate Sweets ~ Free Digital Recipes
By request, here are some recipes from Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes by Miss Parloa and Janet McKenzie Hill, a recipe booklet that was published in 1911. Some of the recipes on these pages include: chocolate caramel walnuts, chocolate peanut clusters, chocolate oysterettes, fudge hearts or rounds, marshmallow fudge, chocolate divinity, fondant, chocolate peppermints, chocolate…
Cozy Story-And-A-Half Vintage Cottage ~ Free Clip Art Image
Since happily ever after doesn’t seem to be working out too well, I think this small, cozy, story-and-a-half Victorian cottage would be the perfect home for one recently-separated woman (moi) whose children are all grown up and have homes and families of their own. I love it! The illustration is from Our Homes and Their Adornments…
Old Fashioned Chocolate Sweets ~ Free Vintage Cookbook Page
This page of old fashioned chocolate desserts includes: chocolate caramel walnuts, chocolate marshmallows, fudge hearts or rounds, chocolate peanut clusters, chocolate divinity, chocolate peppermints and chocolate oysterettes. The page is from Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes by Miss Parloa and Janet McKenzie Hill, a recipe booklet that was published in 1911. Click on image to enlarge.
Beautiful China Cabinets
This full-size printable vintage catalogue page features two beautiful china closets. Each is filled with a lovely set of dishes. Here is a black and white clip art version of each of the china cabinets from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Kate Greenaway In An Apple Tree ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
IN AN APPLE TREE. IN September, when the apples are red,To Belinda I said,“Would you like to go awayTo Heaven, or stayHere in this orchard full of treesAll your life?” And she said, “If you pleaseI’ll stay here – where I know,And the flowers grow.” This vintage storybook image and poem, In An Apple Tree,…
Rooster Hen Dorkings ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art image of a rooster and hen. These beauties are Dorkings (breed). The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
The Little Pets Victorian Advertising Card ~ Free Digital Image
This Victorian advertising card includes an adorable image of a young girl cuddling three kittens. A small black dog, watching from the sidelines, appears to be a little jealous. The advertising on the back of the card is for Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with the Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda. Click on images…
Antique Clothing Iron ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an antique catalogue listing for a set of nickel-plated sadirons. These old irons were heated near an open fire or on a coal or wood burning stove to make them hot enough to remove creases from clothing. The old ad is from the Sears Roebuck and Co. 1916 catalogue. Here is a black and white clipart…
Birds and Flowers Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
Blue birds and pink flowers frame an elegant window and balcony on this beautiful vintage postcard. You can find another lovely vintage postcard with birds and flowers outside a window on my blog here. For added creative options, here is a version without the writing. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Form of Family Record ~ Free Digital Graphics
Here is a beautifully ornate antique form of family record. The page includes a section to register family names, births and deaths and another section to register marriages including the names of bride and groom, by whom solemnized and names of witnesses. Here is a blank version of the aged page. And a black and…
Antique Washing Machine Catalogue Listing ~ Free Graphics
Here is an antique catalogue listing for a high speed wizard washing machine. The listing includes an image of a woman working the machine. The old ad is from the Sears Roebuck and Co. 1916 catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
