Here is a lovely sketch of a Victorian lady holding a large tea cup in one hand and a saucer in the other. It appears that she is about to take a sip of her tea. The illustration is from Maiden’s Fair by Harrison Fisher, 1912. Click on image to enlarge.
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Christmas Kitten ~ Free Vintage Postcard Graphic
This adorable vintage Christmas postcard graphic features a sweet gray and white kitten, with big blue eyes, framed by a sprig of holly and berries. The message on the card is: Christmas Greetings. Click on image to enlarge.
Parlor Heating Coal Stove ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This old catalogue page features a beautifully designed Acme Sunburst Hard Coal Base Burner, a parlor heating stove. The page includes a detailed description of the stove and pricing that ranged from $22.37 to $29.00 for stove sizes 52 – 57 inches from floor to urn base. The page is from the Sears, Roebuck & Co.1907…
Spooky Glowing Pumpkin ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage illustration of a spooky carved pumpkin. This jack-o-lantern is glowing brightly from a lit candle that has been placed inside the hollowed-out pumpkin. The image is from Mother Goose Village by Madge A. Bigham, 1903. Click on image to enlarge.
White Lily Face Wash ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an old catalogue advertisement for White Lily Face Wash. The ad claims the face wash to be an invaluable remedy for pimples, freckles, sallowness, roughness, wrinkles, tan, blackheads, irritations and imperfections of the skin. Although this face wash was manufactured in a chemical laboratory, the ad claims that, unlike other beauty products on…
Basket of Flowers ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian card features three white flowers spilling from a basket that has tipped onto its side. The greeting on the card is: With Affection and Regard. Click on image to enlarge.
Masquerade and Carnival ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a book titled Masquerade and Carnival: Their Customs and Costumes. The book was published by The Butterick Publishing Co. of New York. The ad includes an illustration of a man dressed in a Shakespearean costume and a display of a feathered fan, vase of flowers, long gloves and…
Ghost Ghoul Gift Giggle ~ Free Dictionary Graphic
This aged dictionary includes the words: ghost, ghostly, ghoul, gift and giggle. I scanned the page from a vintage dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Music Room Cabinet ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a beautiful antique cabinet. The magazine article I scanned this illustration from refers to this lovely piece of furniture as a cabinet “For the Music-Room”. The cabinet was made of green ash, highly polished, and had a good-sized beveled mirror attached to the top. I wondered how this…
Bubbles ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, Bubbles, features a young Victorian girl in a pink dress and white pinafore blowing bubbles with an old fashioned pipe-shaped bubble blower. The girl appears to be enchanted by the bubbles. Her curious kitten is on the table beside the bowl of bubble-blowing liquid, intently watching the foamy contents. With one…
Bride and Bridesmaid ~ Free Vintage Graphic
Here is a beautiful image of a Victorian bride posing with her bridesmaid (or perhaps maid of honor). They are framed by a lovely ornate design. The illustration is from the October 1902 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Poinsettia Christmas Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely vintage Christmas postcard features a poinsettia in the foreground and a snowy winter scene, with a road leading to a house in the country, in the background. The message on this old fashioned card is: Best Wishes for Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
