This vintage clip art illustration features a Victorian lady serving food. She is carrying a soup tureen to the dining table. The image is from the December 1892 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
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Snowdrop and Snowflake Illustration
Here is a lovely botanical vintage illustration of a Snowdrop and Snowflake flower. I scanned the original image from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge.
A Year with Dolly
A Year with DollyBy Eudora S. Bumstead Doctor Mama knows what to doWhen girls and dollies are troubled;With needle and thread and a bottle of glueMy Dolly’s strength she has doubled.But she never can make her new and bright;I’m almost ashamed to show her. –If Santa Claus could see her to-nightI don’t suppose he would…
Birds on Branch of Holly and Berries
This vintage Christmas postcard features two sweet birds perched together on a branch of holly and berries. The greeting on the card is: With Best Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
New England Mince Meat Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Dougherty’s New England Mince Meat. The ad includes an illustration of a package of mincemeat with a basket of fruit sketched on the side. Mincemeat is used to make pie, especially during the Christmas season. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from…
Clapsaddle Christmas Children
This vintage Christmas postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle features three adorable Victorian children happily bursting through an open door from outdoors. The children have been outside gathering decorations from nature. The boy in the group is dragging in a small evergreen tree, the eldest of the two girls is carrying a large sprig of holly and…
Christmas Stockings Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of Christmas stockings hanging from the fireplace mantle. There are four pairs of stockings, in a variety of sizes and styles, hanging empty – in anticipation of Santa’s arrival! Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original image from the December 1897 issue of St….
Decorated Christmas Tree
This vintage Christmas postcard features a beautifully decorated tree and gifts placed under the tree. We can see stars in the night sky through a window behind the tree. The greeting on the card is: A Happy Christmas! Click on image to enlarge.
Santa Playing Piano Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for The Everett Piano that was manufactured by The John Church Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. The ad includes a fun illustration of Santa (taking a break from delivering toys) having a jolly time playing the piano while two surprised children peek in on him around the edge of an…
Victorian Lady in Pink Christmas Card
This vintage Christmas postcard features a Victorian lady in a lovely pink and white dress. The lady is tying the pink ribbon of her green bonnet as she prepares to go out. Her matching green winter coat, or cape, is on the chair in the background. It appears the lady will be attending a Christmas party…
Snow Covered Home in the Country
This vintage illustration features a snow-covered home in the country. The brick house looks inviting and cozy nestled amongst the trees. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Shabby Book Cover Holly and Berries
This shabby and worn cover from a book titled Gems from Holmes includes rough edges and an illustration of holly and berries. The book was published in 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
