This vintage storybook page features an illustrated poem, by Kate Greenaway, about little girl named Phillis. Little Phillis is walking along a garden path, hand in hand with an older sister or her young mother. LITTLE PHILLIS I AM a very little girl,I think that I’ve turned two;And if you’d like to know my nameI’d like…
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Within Reach
This adorable vintage clip art illustration features a young Victorian girl reaching for a treat from a table that is set for a tea party or lunch. I think the little girl is planning to share with her cat because she has placed one of the small plates on the floor beside him. The cat…
Victorian Children Enjoy Books
This vintage engraving, titled Daydreams, by Oscar Pletsch, features two young Victorian children enjoying books. A boy of about 12 years of age is slouched on the sofa in a very comfortable position as he reads a chapter book. There is a closed book to his left and an open book face down on the…
Victorian Girl Discovers a Butterfly
Here is an illustration of a young Victorian girl, named May, playing outdoors in summer. May has discovered a flower with pretty yellow wings that flies all over the garden. She calls her mother to come to the window to see. When her mother comes to have a look, she sees that her daughter has…
School is Over by Kate Greenaway
SCHOOL is over,Oh, what fun!Lessons finished,Play begun.Who’ll run fastest,You or I?Who’ll laugh loudest?Let us try. Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of school children from the page. This adorable storybook poem and illustration is from Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, circa 1880. Click on images to enlarge.
Boy, Baseball Bat and Ball
Here are clip art illustrations of a Victorian boy, his baseball bat and ball. The images are from Our Little Book for Little Folks, an antique school reader that was published in 1896. Click on images to enlarge.
Domestic Sewing Machine ~ Free Printable Card
The front of this Victorian printable advertising card features a lovely illustration of a lady out in a garden or meadow with her daughter and their cute brown dog. The mother is wearing a beautiful blue dress and a white hat and the daughter has on a pretty white dress with a large pink sash. She…
Playing Grocer
This fun vintage postcard features a young Victorian boy, dressed in red, behind an old fashioned store counter. He is weighing scoops of sugar and there is a stack of canned goods on the counter beside him. The title on the lower left of the postcard is: Playing Grocer. The postcard was printed by Raphael…
Idle by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, titled Idle features a young girl slouched in a big chair. There is an open book at her feet and a kitten playing with a ball of yarn on the floor beside her chair but the girl looks uninterested and bored. This illustration accurately depicts the feelings of boredom…
Mother and Children at Play
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is a fun vintage illustration of a mother enjoying playtime with her two young children. The mom is seated at the edge of the seat of a cozy chair with her daughter standing at her side. They are enjoying a large book together. A little boy is in the background wearing…
Hide And Seek Engraving
This adorable storybook engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features a young Victorian girl standing in a corner with her face hidden. She is playing a game of hide and seek with her friend and it is her turn to “hide”. The girl has her hands clasped behind her back with the arm of her doll clutched in…
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…
