Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling “A charming costume for garden-party or other dressy wear in Summer… The costume is thoroughly artistic and will develop most picturesquely in the beautiful new embroidered bastites and nainsooks… The hat of fancy straw is adorned with chiffon, flowers and ribbon”. The image is from the…
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Vintage Anchor Magazine Ad ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage advertisement for Dwight Mfg. Co. Anchor Brand Sheets. The ad is from the February 1908 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a design combining the anchor with the circle from the ad. And a black and white clip art version of the anchor. Click on images to enlarge.
The Cow ~ Vintage Poem and Clip Art
Here is a sweet poem about a boy who loves his cow. The page is from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1916. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Cow Engraving ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a cow standing in a field with trees in the distant background. The cow is a Norfolk Polled Heifer. I was curious to know what a heifer is so I looked it up. It is a young female cow that has not borne a calf. The image is from…
French Olive Oil ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an aged and shabby vintage advertisement for Veuve Chaffard Pure Olive Oil that was bottled in France. The image is from the back cover of the August-September 1910 issue of Cooking School Magazine. Here is a cleaned up black and white clip art version of the bottle of olive oil from the ad….
Victorian Mother and Baby Lullaby
This vintage book page includes two poems: Lullaby by Alfred Tennyson and Rock me to Sleep, Mother by Florence Percy. There is also an illustration of a Victorian mother cradling her baby in a rocking chair beside an open window. It is evening and through the open window we can see a large full moon…
Garden Carrots ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two black and white illustrations of carrots with their ferny leaves attached. Fig. 373 is a short carrot; Fig. 374 is a long carrot. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Birdhouses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a collection of eight different types of birdhouses. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are for birds nesting in solitary pairs; 7 and 8 for birds which nest in colonies. The image is from the March – April, 1918 issue of Bird-Lore magazine. Here is my original scan. Click on images…
Victorian Lady Holding Fan ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an image of a lovely Victorian lady sitting on a sofa with a cushion behind her and one at her side. She is holding a large transparent fan that covers the lower half of her face. The lady is wearing an off-the-shoulders gown and long gloves. Her hair is styled in an updo…
Victorian Ladies’ Elegant Fan ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an elegant Victorian ladies’ hand-held fan. The accordion part of the fan is decorated with images of butterflies and delicate branches with leaves. The hand-held part of the fan is elaborately designed and finished with two long strings attached to the bottom. There is a tassel at the end of each of the strings. The…
Tablet Arm Chairs
This vintage catalog listing includes two wooden tablet arm chairs. The chair on the left was made from oak. It cost $2.75 for one chair or $32.00 for a dozen chairs. The chair on the right was made from golden elm. It cost $1.90 for one chair or $21.80 per dozen. The ad is from the Northern School…
Children’s Bonnets and Hats ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art collection of seven Victorian hats and bonnets for babies and children. The images are from the Koch & Co. Spring and Summer 1898 Fashion Catalogue. These bonnets and hats ranged in price from 49 cents to $2.98. Click on image to enlarge
