This vintage illustration features a small country cottage that is surrounded by grasses, a purple and yellow bush and a pink flowering tree. A white fence is in the foreground and a colorful bird is in flight above the scene. The image is from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, a book of poetry that was published…
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Pretty Parasols Clip Art
Here are two lovely clip art vintage parasols. The first parasol has an embroidered design of strawberries and leaves on every second panel. The second parasol has an embroidered floral design on each panel and a scalloped edge. The images are from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Wild Rose Flower Child
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a sweet wild rose flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: WILD ROSE runs round everywhere,Likes to breathe the nice fresh air;Even her high-bred connectionCannot match her pink complexion. Here is a cleaner version of the wild rose flower child….
Free Vintage Ivy Clip Art
Here are vintage clip art illustrations of five varieties of Hedera Helix (Common Ivy) plants. The book I scanned the illustrations from indicates, “Hedera is the old Latin name for the Ivy, used by Virgil and Pliny.” Fig. 182. Hedera Helix Algeriensis Variegata Fig. 183. Hedera Helix Arborescens Aurea Maculata Fig. 184. Hedera Helix Conglomerata…
Free Vintage Daffodil Illustration
Here is a lovely vintage botanical illustration of a daffodil. The image is from Familiar Wild Flowers by F. Edward Hulme, circa 1890. Click on image to enlarge.
Kindergarten Songs for April
This vintage page of sheet music was written for kindergarten students. Included on the page are five short songs for the young children to learn during the month of April. The songs are: A Visitor, An Easter Jingle, The Rain, Raindrops and The Little Hen. The page of sheet music is from the book First Year…
Violets to Greet You at Easter
Happy Easter! This vintage Easter postcard features a lovely cluster of purple violets on a pale yellow background. The message on the card is: To Greet You at Easter. Click on image to enlarge.
Easter ~ Vintage Dictionary Page
This aged page, from a vintage dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922, includes the words: ease, easel, east, Easter, easy, eat and ebony. Click on image to enlarge.
Rooster and Hens Vintage Image
This vintage Easter postcard features a beautifully colored rooster standing in a yard beside two golden beige colored hens. The message on the card is: Easter Greetings. For additional creative options, here is a version with the Easter Greetings message removed. Click on image to enlarge.
In The Garden Storybook Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two adorable little girls sitting in a wheelbarrow in the garden. One of the girls is holding her doll and the other has a cat tucked in behind her. The illustration is from Little Folks and Little Friends by Oscar Pletsch, circa 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
April Poem by K. Pyle
This vintage poem titled April by K. Pyle tells the story of an eager gardener who worked all afternoon digging and planting flower seeds and roots of daffodil. While planting, the gardener imagined how lovely and admired his garden would be when the flowers grew. In the end, the gardener forgot about the roots and seeds he planted…
Catalogue of Fashions Ad
Here is a shabby vintage magazine advertisement for The Small Catalogue of Fashions for Spring, 1895 and The Catalogue of Special Styles for Spring and Summer, two fashion catalogues that were published by The Butterick Publishing Co. The ad includes an illustration of a lovely Victorian lady seated on a bench. She is leaning forward…
