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.
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Cleaning Day Ladies Vacuuming and Dusting ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two vintage clip art images of ladies cleaning house. One lady is dusting. The second lady is vacuuming a carpet with an old fashioned carpet sweeper. The images are from the September 1907 issue of Pictorial Review. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Window Curtains ~ Free Clip Art
Here are three beautiful clip art images of antique window coverings. In the magazine article I scanned these from, the top two images here are each referred to as a “French Shirred Shade” and the bottom image is referred to simply as “Window Covering”. The images are from the April 1894 issue of The Delineator…
Cozy Story-And-A-Half Vintage Cottage ~ Free Clip Art Image
Since happily ever after doesn’t seem to be working out too well, I think this small, cozy, story-and-a-half Victorian cottage would be the perfect home for one recently-separated woman (moi) whose children are all grown up and have homes and families of their own. I love it! The illustration is from Our Homes and Their Adornments…
Beautiful China Cabinets
This full-size printable vintage catalogue page features two beautiful china closets. Each is filled with a lovely set of dishes. Here is a black and white clip art version of each of the china cabinets from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Old Stove Catalogue Page and Clip Art
This aged page, from the Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1907 catalogue, features a wood burning Acme pioneer cook stove. Here is a black and white clipart version of the stove. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Chairs ~ Free Clip Art Engravings
Here are five beautiful antique chair clip art engravings. The first and second chairs are similar but not identical so I’ve included both. All five of the images are from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Chair Catalogue Listing and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
This full-page vintage catalogue listing for a Luxurious Turkish Rocker is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co., 1908. Here is a black and white clip art version of the comfy looking chair from the catalogue page. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Ornate Chair Clip Art
Here is an intricately detailed ornate chair. It’s from a new (old) book I’ve just added to my collection. The book is: A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
Hanging Lamps Vintage Clip Art
Here are two elegant and beautifully styled Victorian hanging lamps. The images are from the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. Click on images to enlarge.
Kitchen Cabinets Free Vintage Clip Art
Although I appreciate having more cupboard space than this, I do love the nostalgic charm of these antique kitchen cabinets. When trying to decide which of these images to scan and share with you, I had a difficult time narrowing it down and chose instead to include this full page of four cabinets. Here is…
Ornamental Reception Chair Clip Art
Here is a lovely ornamental vintage chair that the Sears Roebuck 1907 catalogue describes as being suitable for a parlor or reception room. The cost of the chair was $3.95. Click on image to enlarge.
