This lovely vintage postcard features a pretty pink rose nestled among a cluster of small white flowers and leaves. There is a yellow butterfly with open wings above the flowers. The message on this old postcard is: Loving Greetings. Here is a version without the message Click on images to enlarge.
Flowers
Pretty Yellow Flowers ~ Free Vintage Image
This cluster of pretty yellow flowers is from a book of poetry titled Gems from Holmes, 1904. The book doesn’t say what type of flower it is. My best guess is that it is a phlox. Click on image to enlarge.
Purple Flowers and Doves ~ Free Vintage Postcard Image
This beautiful vintage postcard includes an image of purple flowers growing from a lime green vase. Some of the purple petals are fastened to the top handle of the vase and some petals have fallen to the table. One white dove is flying out from the flowers while another dove watches from its standing position…
Aster Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Image
This beautiful flower is an Aster. The botanical name if this particular aster is Aster Turbinellus. 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.
Conservatory and Aquarium ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage image includes a large, beautifully designed aquarium and an elegant statue/fountain in the center of a lovely conservatory. Flowered vines cover a trellis that has been constructed inside the glass walls of the room. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
White Lily ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage image of a white lily is from a book of poetry titled Gems from Holmes. The book was published in 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
Beautiful Flower Arrangements ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two beautiful vintage clip art images of floral arrangements. They are named “Exhibition” (top image) and “Rosa Fountain” (bottom image). The images are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
Ornamental Flowers and Ribbon Design ~ Free Clip Art
This lovely ornamental design is made up of a cluster of flowers in the shape of a circle and swirls of ribbon intertwined. In the article of the magazine I scanned this image from, the flowers are referred to as jonquils and the pattern was created for burnt work (pyrography), specifically for the back of…
Kate Greenaway Pink Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This luxurious pink flower is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. I’m not certain what type of flower it is but I think it’s a peony. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Floral Image ~ White and Red Roses
This gorgeous vintage floral image includes white, pale yellow and red roses. The image is from a book of poetry titled Gems from Bryant that was published by DeWolfe, Fiske and Co. in 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
Birds and Flowers Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
Blue birds and pink flowers frame an elegant window and balcony on this beautiful vintage postcard. You can find another lovely vintage postcard with birds and flowers outside a window on my blog here. For added creative options, here is a version without the writing. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art Pointsettia Postcard
Here is a lovely Whitney Made vintage Christmas postcard. It features an illustration of two pointsettias and the greeting: Simple words and few.Telling nothing new,Yet wishing all the goodThat life can hold for you. Click on image to enlarge.
