This shabby vintage page includes a fun illustration of two Victorian ladies’ modelling swimsuits at the beach. For additional creative options, here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the page. I scanned the original page from the June 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
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The Tennessee Vintage Ship Engraving
Here is a vintage engraving of a ship named The Tennessee. The illustration is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Good Manners Clip Art
Here is a full-page vintage advertisement for a book titled Good Manners that was published by The Butterick Publishing Company. The book cost $1.00 and covered etiquette for every phase of social life in 1890. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Victorian couple from the ad. My original scan is…
Trip Around The World Vintage Illustration
This adorable vintage illustration features five kittens venturing out into their new world as their mother keeps a close eye on them. They are exploring a desk that is covered with several items including: papers, books, an ink well and a globe. Two of the kittens (with a third beginning his climb to join them) are…
Victorian Girls Fashion Clip Art
Here are two clip art illustrations that feature Victorian girls’ fashion for the summer of 1900. The first illustration is referred to as a Children’s Blouse Suit.A description from the magazine includes, “This natty little suit is stylishly and serviceably made of white serge trimmed with narrow blue braid and fancy buttons. The large sailor…
Victorian Corsets Clip Art
Here are two clip art images of Victorian corsets with the catalogue description for each. C. P. French Coutil Corset, long waist, drab or white, 18 to 30 inches, $1.50. C. P. Corset, Fine French Sateen, silk fanned, drab, white and black, 18 to 30 inches, $2.50. The images are from the H. O’Neill &…
Bird on Flowering Branch
This vintage clip art illustration features a beautiful bird proudly perched on a branch of a lovely flowering plant. The image is from the January 1890 issue of lngalls’ Home Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Young Ladies’ Fashion 1914
This vintage page illustrates three lovely young ladies modelling dresses sewn from patterns that were designed and sized for teenagers and small women – some of the latest styles for the spring of 1914. The page includes details such as: cost of the patterns, amounts of fabric to buy for each pattern as well as…
The Inconstant Sailing Ship
Here is a vintage engraving of a beautiful sailing ship named The Inconstant. The illustration is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Pretty Parasols Clip Art
Here are two lovely clip art vintage parasols. The first parasol has an embroidered design of strawberries and leaves on every second panel. The second parasol has an embroidered floral design on each panel and a scalloped edge. The images are from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Ivy Clip Art
Here are vintage clip art illustrations of five varieties of Hedera Helix (Common Ivy) plants. The book I scanned the illustrations from indicates, “Hedera is the old Latin name for the Ivy, used by Virgil and Pliny.” Fig. 182. Hedera Helix Algeriensis Variegata Fig. 183. Hedera Helix Arborescens Aurea Maculata Fig. 184. Hedera Helix Conglomerata…
In The Garden Storybook Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two adorable little girls sitting in a wheelbarrow in the garden. One of the girls is holding her doll and the other has a cat tucked in behind her. The illustration is from Little Folks and Little Friends by Oscar Pletsch, circa 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
