Here are two pages from the vintage storybook Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. The pages include a poem titled Happy Days and an illustration of two young ladies (perhaps older sisters) who have stopped to visit as they cross paths on their walk. The older girls are each holding a baby and have more children…
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Trip Around The World Vintage Illustration
This adorable vintage illustration features five kittens venturing out into their new world as their mother keeps a close eye on them. They are exploring a desk that is covered with several items including: papers, books, an ink well and a globe. Two of the kittens (with a third beginning his climb to join them) are…
Wild Rose Vintage Image
This vintage birthday postcard features a lovely illustration of wild roses, rosebuds and leaves framing a country scene that includes a house nestled amongst a row of trees. The message in the upper right portion of the postcard is: Birthday Greeting. For additional creative options, here is a version of the postcard without the birthday…
Victorian Girls Fashion Clip Art
Here are two clip art illustrations that feature Victorian girls’ fashion for the summer of 1900. The first illustration is referred to as a Children’s Blouse Suit.A description from the magazine includes, “This natty little suit is stylishly and serviceably made of white serge trimmed with narrow blue braid and fancy buttons. The large sailor…
Radish French Seed Packet Label
Here is a vintage French seed label that features a wonderful illustration of a bunch of red and white radishes. The description on the label is: Radis National. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Corsets Clip Art
Here are two clip art images of Victorian corsets with the catalogue description for each. C. P. French Coutil Corset, long waist, drab or white, 18 to 30 inches, $1.50. C. P. Corset, Fine French Sateen, silk fanned, drab, white and black, 18 to 30 inches, $2.50. The images are from the H. O’Neill &…
Ragged Robin Flower Child
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a pretty Ragged Robin flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: RAGGED ROBIN on a larkStole inside of Central Park;There they treated her so well,She soon looked like a city Belle. Here is a cleaner version of the pretty Ragged…
Bird on Flowering Branch
This vintage clip art illustration features a beautiful bird proudly perched on a branch of a lovely flowering plant. The image is from the January 1890 issue of lngalls’ Home Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Cake Fillings and Frostings
Here are four vintage cookbook pages that include several recipes for cake filling and frosting. Some of the recipes on the pages are: Peach Filling, Cream Filling for Cream Puffs, Tutti-Frutti Filling, Confectioner’s Icing, Marshmallow Icing, Maple Icing, Chocolate Fudge Frosting, Pineapple Frosting, Caramel Icing and Mocha Frosting. The final page includes an article titled…
Young Ladies’ Fashion 1914
This vintage page illustrates three lovely young ladies modelling dresses sewn from patterns that were designed and sized for teenagers and small women – some of the latest styles for the spring of 1914. The page includes details such as: cost of the patterns, amounts of fabric to buy for each pattern as well as…
Sailing Ship on Beach Scene
This vintage illustration features a sailing ship on a sandy beach. A wooden bucket and partially buried anchor are at the edge of a small stream that runs through a low spot on the beach. A beautiful bluish green ocean is in the background. The illustration is from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, a book…
The Inconstant Sailing Ship
Here is a vintage engraving of a beautiful sailing ship named The Inconstant. The illustration is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
