Here is a nice selection of Victorian men’s collars and cuffs. Each of the collars shown here was available for a cost of 12 cents for one or $1.40 for a dozen. A pair of each set of the cuffs was available for 22 cents or $2.50 for a dozen. The images are from the Koch…
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Mid 1800s French Fashion Plate
This beautiful Victorian fashion plate includes illustrations of four hats, a blouse, two collars and detailing of a cuff at the end of a sleeve. The page is from an issue of Le Moniteur de la Mode that was published in the mid-1800s. Click on image to enlarge.
Onions Clip Art
Here are black and white clip art illustrations of two varieties of onions. The first illustration features a single Naples Giant Rocca Onion and the second illustration features two Queen Onions. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Playing Grocer
This fun vintage postcard features a young Victorian boy, dressed in red, behind an old fashioned store counter. He is weighing scoops of sugar and there is a stack of canned goods on the counter beside him. The title on the lower left of the postcard is: Playing Grocer. The postcard was printed by Raphael…
Idle by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, titled Idle features a young girl slouched in a big chair. There is an open book at her feet and a kitten playing with a ball of yarn on the floor beside her chair but the girl looks uninterested and bored. This illustration accurately depicts the feelings of boredom…
Victorian Lady Pictures Clip Art
Here is a Victorian ladies’ dress. The illustration shows the outfit being worn for graduation. The lady in the image is wearing a hat and carrying a rolled up diploma in her left hand. Here is a black and white clip art version. My original scan is from the April 1894 issue The Delineator magazine. Click…
Pink Flowers in Blue Vase
This beautiful vintage postcard features an illustration of pink flowers in a blue vase on a turquoise and beige background. Click on image to enlarge.
Mother and Children at Play
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is a fun vintage illustration of a mother enjoying playtime with her two young children. The mom is seated at the edge of the seat of a cozy chair with her daughter standing at her side. They are enjoying a large book together. A little boy is in the background wearing…
Victorian Calling Cards
Here are two beautiful Victorian calling cards. The first one features an illustration of two white birds sitting on a green basket that is filled with blue forget-me-nots and pink roses. A hand is reaching toward the basket and there is a note with the message: Sweet remembrance! tucked between the birds. The second calling…
Peony Clip Art
Here are beautiful vintage clip art illustrations of three varieties of peonies.Fig. 2 represents a flowering branch of Peony Albiflora; Fig. 5. represents a flowering branch of Peony Tenuifolia Flore-Pleno;and Fig. 6. represents a flowering branch of Peony Wittmanniana. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited…
To Baby ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
This sweet Kate Greenaway storybook page features a young lady (perhaps the baby’s mom, older sister or nanny) seated on a red chair holding her standing baby on her knee. The accompanying poem on the page is: TO BABY OH, what shall my blue eyes go see?Shall it be pretty Quack-Quack to-day?Or the Peacock upon the…
Victorian Mother and Baby
Here is a lovely illustration of a Victorian mother holding her baby in her arms. The baby has his little arms wrapped around his mother’s neck and is giving her a kiss on the cheek. For additional creative options, here is a black and white clip art version. The image is from the Home Picture…
