This beautifully ornate clip art image includes swirls of vines and leaves with a harp in the center and an enclosed V shaped design in the background. The engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Frames and Ornamental
Ribbons and Bows
Here are four uniquely tied and shaped ribbons. One has been draped while the other three have been tied into beautiful bows. The images are from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Clipart ~ Vintage Embroidery Designs
Here are three beautiful vintage embroidery designs. The images are from the December 1897 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Chalk and Pencil Drawing ~ Free Graphic
Here is a beautiful page of white ornamental penmanship flourishes and swirls, including elegant drawings of birds and a swan, on a black background. This title on the page is: Chalk and Pencil Drawing. Here is a version with the wording removed. The page is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill,…
Free Vintage Book Page Graphics and Clip Art ~ Engravers Inscriptions
These vintage book pages cover information on the subject of wording and punctuation of inscriptions for engraving. The article includes an image of a man seated at a table, doing some engraving work. Also included are examples of beautiful engravings appropriate for marking rings, spoons, pins, watches, etc. Here are three black and white clip art…
Ornate Vintage Frame ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a beautifully ornate vintage clip art frame. The image is from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornamental Monograms, Crosses, Etc
Imagine the many creative possibilities with this variety of beautiful antique ornamental designs. This page is from The Signists Modern Book of Alphabets that was published in 1906. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Ornate Frame Clip Art
Here is a lovely vintage ornate frame with plenty of swirls and an inner lined rectangle design. This illustration is from the May 1889 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Grungy Page and Ornate Frame
Here is a shabby, aged and stained Contents page from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Plus a cleaned up black and white clip art version of the beautiful ornate frame from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Floral Embroidery Pattern Clip Art
This lovely vintage embroidery pattern of swirly flowers and leaves is from the May 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Quaint Banner and Stevenson Quote
“The world is so full of a number of things. I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.” This delightful quote by Robert Louis Stevenson in the quaint banner is from the July 1915 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is the banner with the quote removed. Click on images to enlarge.
Pink Floral Frame Design
Here is a pretty pinkfloral ornamental frame from A Dream of Fair Women with illustrations by Harrison Fisher, 1907. This is the frame, with the wording, as it appears in the book. For added design options, I’ve also removed the wording. Click on images to enlarge.
