Happy Valentine’s Day! This lovely Victorian calling card features an illustration of a hand holding a cluster of yellow and red roses. Included in the illustration is a small card with the message: Truly thine. Click on image to enlarge.
Flowers
Free Vintage Orchid Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of an Odontoglossum Crispum in full bloom. It is considered by experts to be one of the most beautiful of all orchids. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Floral Endpaper
Here is a beautifully aged floral endpaper. The paper has green flowers and leaves on a light background that has yellowed with age. There is foxing around the edges of the page. I scanned the page from Little Folks Natural History that was published by McLoughlin Bros. in 1902. Click on image to enlarge.
Wild Wallflower ~ Free Vintage Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a Wild Wallflower. The scientific name for this lovely flower is Cheiranthus cheiri. The illustration is from a recent addition to my collection, a book titled Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step, F.L.S., 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Hydrangea Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage clip art illustration of a Hydrangea Hortensis in full bloom. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Dog Rose ~ Free Vintage Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a light pink dog rose blossom and dark pink rosebud. The scientific name for this lovely flower is Rosa canina. The illustration is from a recent addition to my collection, a book titled Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step, F.L.S., 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Flowering Plant Silhouette
Here is a lovely silhouette of a flowering plant that is growing in a plant pot. The image is from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Printable Vintage Pink Flower Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a Rest Harrow with pretty pink flowers. The scientific name for this lovely plant is Ononis spinosa. The illustration is from a recent addition to my collection, a book titled Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step, F.L.S., 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Yellow Horned Poppy
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a yellow Horned Poppy. The scientific name for this lovely flower is Glaucium flavum. The illustration is from a recent addition to my collection, a book titled Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step, F.L.S., 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Calling Card Roses and Dove
This lovely Victorian calling card includes an illustration of a hand holding two red roses and a white dove resting on the stem of the flowers. The illustration is framed in small blue flowers and the card is finished with a scalloped edge. The message on the card is: Believe my love is sincere. Click…
Basket of Fruit ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a basket of fruit. The fruits included in the basket are: oranges, pears, grapes and strawberries and they are laid upon leaves. The basket is cut in a honeycomb and the handle corrugated. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume 3, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Shabby Victorian Calling Cards
Here are two beautifully aged and shabby Victorian calling cards. Both cards include a floral design and a name written in a fancy calligraphy font. The name on the first card is Harrison O. Kibler. Here is a version of the first card without the name. The name on the second card is John Kenenback….
