Wishing my fellow Canadians a very Happy Thanksgiving Day today! This lovely vintage Thanksgiving postcard features an illustration of a roasted turkey on a platter. The turkey is decorated with a fan of feathers and a bouquet of pink flowers behind. A vase of fall greenery, a bun wrapped in a napkin, a place setting of cutlery and…
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A Victorian Girl and Her Doll
Here are clip art illustrations of a Victorian girl and her doll. The images are from Our Little Book for Little Folks, an antique school reader that was published in 1896. A boy, a baseball bat and ball from the same school reader are available on my blog here. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Penmanship Practice Pages
Here are three vintage penmanship practice pages.The first page includes practice lines for the number 18, the letters A, N and M, the words: Alice and Max, and the sentences: Alice can sew and Max can row. The second page includes practice lines for the number 19, the letters F and T, the words: Fred and Tune, and the…
Victorian Pitcher and Basin
This elegant Victorian pitcher and basin features a lovely leaf design. The illustration is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Thanksgiving Turkey Postcard Digital
This lovely vintage Thanksgiving postcard features an illustration of a colorful turkey between a bowl of cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie. The message on the postcard is: Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornamental Graphics
Here is a set of four beautiful ornamental graphics. I scanned the original patterned designs from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
October 1897 Delineator Magazine Cover Page
This aged cover page of the October 1897 issue of The Delineator magazine includes typography in a dark blue color and an illustration of a Victorian lady in red. The woman is relaxing on a chair beside a plant in an ornate vase. She is holding a mirror in one hand and a feathered fan or…
Lundborg’s Perfume Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Lundborg’s Perfume features an illustration of a Victorian lady seated amongst flowering tree branches. To her right is a variety of Lundborg’s beauty products displayed on an ornate pedestal. Here is a black and white version. The ad is from the November 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on images…
A Morning Walk
This lovely Victorian card features an illustration of mother and daughter out for a morning walk on a late summer or early fall day. Click on image to enlarge.
Variety of Gourds
This antique book page features a description for, and an illustration of, each of the following types of gourds: Crown or Custard Gourd, Large Yellow Gourd, Naples Gourd, Nutmeg Gourd of Marseilles and a Patagonian Gourd. Here is a black and white clip art version of each gourd illustration from the page. The page is from…
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
In response to a request I had after posting an illustration of two sparrows a couple weeks ago, here is an illustration of Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. The image includes two of the hummingbirds perched on tree branches beside their nest. There are two eggs in the nest. Here is a black and white clip art version….
Kitten Peeking in on Chicks
This adorable vintage postcard features a grey and white kitten peeking curiously over the edge of a basket of baby chicks. The basket is lined with straw and an old blue blanket. Click on image to enlarge.
