This vintage catalogue advertisement includes brief descriptions and prices for several types of herbs. This old ad includes the “herb” opium poppy at 5 cents for a 20 oz. packet, 40 cents for ¼ lb. and $1.25 for 1 lb. The ad includes an illustration of bottled sage, coriander, dill, fennel and lavender and tins…
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Camellia Oleifera Flower – Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage flower clip art image. The name of the flower is Camellia oleifera; it is commonly known as the Oil-seed Camellia or Tea Oil Camellia. The illustration 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.
Vintage Graveyard Scene ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a dark and spooky graveyard scene. There are graves with tombstones in the foreground and silhouettes of Victorian men and horse drawn carriages in the background; heading toward what I assume is a mausoleum. This vintage illustration is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to…
White Leghorn Chickens ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a a rooster and a hen. They are White Leghorns. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Strawberry ~ Free Clip Art Illustration
Here is a vintage clip art image of a single strawberry. The illustration is from Beeton’s New Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, circa 1899. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies’ Toilette ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a lovely illustration of a Victorian lady wearing an elegant hat and modelling a beautiful Ladies’ Toilette, an outfit designed from two pattern pieces: a Ladies’ Coat Polonaise and a Ladies’ Skirt. The lady is standing at the bottom of a set of stairs, with her right hand behind her back and her…
Free Vintage Scorpion Clip Art Image
This vintage illustration of a scorpion is from the antique book Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Writing Cabinet ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a beautiful antique writing cabinet. The image is from the November 1899 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Hanging Spider ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a large spider hanging by its web from a branch. The image is from Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Here is a black and white clip art version of the hanging spider. Click on images to enlarge.
Fruiting Apple Branch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This wonderful vintage illustration of a fruiting branch of apple includes three ripe apples and several leaves on a tree branch. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Watch Backs ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage clipping includes illustrations of four lovely Victorian watch backs. With the top knobs (and base on two of the watch backs) removed, I think these would make beautiful design medallions. The image is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Here is a black and white…
Victorian Corsets ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two clip art images of Victorian corsets. Both styles have extra long waists and lacy bottoms. This first corset was available in sizes 18 to 26 inches and cost $1.00 in white or drab or $1.25 in black. The same style with sateen strips was available in white, drab or black at a cost of $1.50….
