This beautifully designed vintage hand bell is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
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Victorian Ladies’ Tea Gown 1895 ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a Victorian lady modelling an elegant dress referred to as a Ladies’ Tea-Gown. The lady’s hair is wavy and arranged into a bun at the top of her head. She is holding a fan in her left hand. The illustration is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on…
Victorian Girl with Large Bonnet ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an image of a young Victorian girl, facing left, standing in a patch of grass. She is wearing a knee-length dress that has ruffles at the armhole and hem and a ribbon at the waist that is tied into a bow at the back. She has on a sunbonnet with a large brim that covers…
Vintage Crab Engraving ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a crab. The scientific name for this type of crab is Cancer pagurus. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Pine Cones ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two illustrations of pine cones that grow on a Scots pine tree. The first is a single pine cone; the second shows two pine cones on a branchlet. Fig. 186 Cone of Pinus Sylvestris Fig. 187 is a Branchlet and Cones of Pinus Sylvestris. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A…
Victorian Couches ~ Free Catalogue Page and Clip Art Images
This vintage catalogue page features two old-fashioned couches. The style illustrated at the top of the page is a Quarter-Sawed Oak Couch; the style illustrated at the bottom of the page is a Fabricord Leather Couch. The page is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co. in 1908. Here are black and white versions of…
Vintage Teddy Bears ~ Free Catalogue Ad and Clip Art
This vintage catalogue listing features five adorable teddy bears ranging in price from 45 cents for a basic 12” teddy bear to $1.53 for a 17” plush teddy bear. The ad is from the 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. winter catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration of teddy bears from the ad….
Victorian Boy Summer Fashion 1900 ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a page of summer clothing styles for Victorian boys for the year 1900. Very manly is this small laddie. He is stylishly clad in a Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers which bulge in true golfer fashion at the knees. A simple, easily constructed and absolutely comfortable outfit for a small boy is that shown below….
Fruiting Raspberry Branch ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful vintage engraving of a fruiting branchlet of raspberries. The image 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 Tea and Coffee Pots ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage catalogue listing features an elegant Imperial Tea Pot and Coffee Pot. Prices for each ranged from 75 cents for the one pint size to $1.60 for 6 pints. I scanned this image from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the tea pot and coffee pot…
Ornamental Oval Design and Frame ~ Free Clip Art
This beautiful oval ornamental pattern is made up of intertwined flowers and leaves. It was originally intended for use as an embroidery design. The description from the book is as follows: “We introduce here the central design of a cover for a child’s cradle or bassinet, manufactured and exhibited by Messrs. D. & J. Macdonald…
Vintage Roses Garden Catalogue Page and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
This vintage garden catalogue page includes descriptions and prices for a variety of roses, such as: The Yellow Rambler, Climbing Wootton, Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, Madame Abel Chatenay (hybrid tea) and Belle Siebrecht. Illustrations of the The Yellow Rambler and Belle Siebrecht are included on the page. I scanned the original page from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything…
