This sweet vintage Christmas postcard features two adorable birds cuddled together on a snowy branch. Sprigs of holly and red berries are growing from the branch. It is overcast and snowing on the birds. The greeting on the card is: Merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
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Deer in the Woods
Here is a wonderful vintage clip art illustration of a deer in the woods. The illustration is from Popular Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
St. Nicholas Christmas 1897 Cover Page
This shabby magazine cover, from the Christmas Number (December) 1897 issue of St. Nicholas magazine, includes an illustration of Santa on the roof of a house. Santa is carrying a bag filled with toys and is preparing to go down the chimney to deliver some of them. Click on image to enlarge.
York & Lancaster Rose Illustration
Here is a gorgeous vintage illustration of a variegated pink York & Lancaster Rose. I scanned the original illustration from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge.
Dolls for Christmas
This vintage illustration features three dolls around seated around a small table that is set for tea. Another doll is seated at the base of a decorated Christmas tree in the background. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on…
Ellen Clapsaddle Mistletoe and Berries
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard, illustrated by Ellen Clapsaddle, features a cluster of mistletoe and berries on a red and green background. The greeting on the card is: A Merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies’ Hats
This page is filled with nine illustrated styles of Victorian ladies’ fashionable hats. Included on the page is: a ladies’ carriage hat, ladies’ theatre hat, ladies’ large hat, ladies’ velvet hat, young ladies’ velvet hat, ladies’ felt hat, and three young ladies’ hats. Here is a black and white version of each hat on one…
Victorian Girl Baking Plum Pudding
This adorable vintage postcard features a sweet Victorian girl doing some Christmas baking. She is wearing a red and white dress, a white scarf tied over her hair and a much-too-large blue and white gingham apron that probably belongs to her mother. The girl is using a wooden spoon to stir ingredients in a large…
Fruiting Branch of Mandarin Orange
This wonderful vintage illustration of a fruiting branch of mandarin orange includes two ripe oranges and several leaves on a branch. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Christmas Country Scene
This vintage postcard illustrates a beautiful scene that includes a snow-covered home in the country at dusk. The house is in a valley near a creek. An arched bridge over the creek is a short distance from the house. The cozy scene is framed by snowy evergreen tree branches and pine cones. The greeting on…
A Cup of Tea Vintage Clip Art
A Cup of Tea, by E. L. Sylvester, is a sweet vintage poem about five girls serving tea. The girls are named: Phoebe, Dolly, Rhoda, Polly, and the youngest is simply referred to as Baby. Phoebe is bringing the teapot filled with tea, Dolly is carrying a pitcher of cream, Rhoda has the cups, Polly…
Christmas Rose Floral Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of the Christmas Rose. I thought you may also enjoy the following poem titled The Christmas Rose, by an anonymous author, which is included in the book with the description of the flower. I scanned the original illustration and poem from Familiar Garden Flowers by F. Edward Hulme, circa 1897….
