This vintage clip art image features a formal table setting for a party of twelve people. The table is set in the center of an elegant Victorian dining room. The illustration is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge.
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Victorian Roses Calling Card ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful Victorian calling card includes an illustration of two red roses and a rosebud, loosely enclosed and wrapped at the base with a white paper or cloth, and a small note pinned to the left of the roses. The message on the notepaper is: The sender thinks always of thee. The name of the…
Victorian Piano Forte ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a beautiful Victorian piano clip art image. Following is an excerpt from the book I scanned this illustration from: “The PIANO FORTE is a contribution from the manufactory of MR. CHICKERING, of Boston, United States; his instruments have obtained high reputation, even among European professors who have tried them, for their brilliancy of…
Shabby Postcard Backs ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here are two shabby and aged vintage postcard backs. The first card is a dark golden yellow color with a dividing line for correspondence and address down the center. The main wording is also centered and there are pretty swirls included in the design of the words: Post Card. The second postcard back is shabby…
Girls Washing Doll Clothes ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This adorable vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two little girls washing doll clothes in a big old wooden tub. The illustration is from Little Folks and Little Friends by Oscar Pletsch, circa 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
Phone Call with Santa ~ Clapsaddle Postcard Image
This fun vintage postcard, by Ellen Clapsaddle, features a jolly Santa, with his bag of toys strapped to his back, talking on the phone with a young girl. A message on a design between the phones is: “Thine own wish wish I thee”. Another message in the upper left corner of the postcard is: A merry…
Vintage Herbs Advertisement ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage catalogue advertisement includes brief descriptions and prices for several types of herbs. This old ad includes the “herb” opium poppy at 5 cents for a 20 oz. packet, 40 cents for ¼ lb. and $1.25 for 1 lb. The ad includes an illustration of bottled sage, coriander, dill, fennel and lavender and tins…
Rose and Bird Card ~ Free Victorian Graphic
This lovely Victorian card features a pretty pink rose and a circle of branches framing a sweet bird. In the circular shape, behind the bird, is a bright blue sky over a country winter scene. The background of the card is a soft yellow color. Click on image to enlarge.
Camellia Oleifera Flower – Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage flower clip art image. The name of the flower is Camellia oleifera; it is commonly known as the Oil-seed Camellia or Tea Oil Camellia. The illustration is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Invoice for Boots and Shoes
Here is a pink vintage invoice made out to R. A. Agostini on behalf of Cahn, Nickelsburg & Co., Inc., a boot and shoe manufacturer that was located in San Francisco. The invoice, date stamped on May 4, 1914, is for a Miss. Pat. Mary Jane (I’m guessing that was a style of shoe) for…
Vintage Graveyard Scene ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a dark and spooky graveyard scene. There are graves with tombstones in the foreground and silhouettes of Victorian men and horse drawn carriages in the background; heading toward what I assume is a mausoleum. This vintage illustration is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to…
Willimantic Thread ~ Free Vintage Advertising Card
This vintage advertising card features a young girl in a white dress holding an old fashioned chalkboard on which is written: Willimantic The Best THREAD for Sewing Machines. Here is the aged and shabby back of the card. Click on images to enlarge.
