This vintage fashion plate features two Victorian ladies at a formal party or ball. They are dressed in elegant, colorful gowns and one of the ladies is wearing a beautiful white cape over her outfit. Both ladies are wearing long white gloves and both are holding white fans. In this first version of the page, I’ve…
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Ladies’ Afternoon Toilette ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady holding up the side of her skirt as she comes down a set of stairs. She is wearing a Ladies’ Afternoon Toilette, which consists of a Ladies’ Basque Waist and Circular Skirt. The crown of her felt hat is encircled with velvet and trimmed with jet and wing-shaped…
Lady Drinking Tea ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
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.
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…
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.
Ladies’ Mourning Toilette ~ Free Victorian Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling a Ladies’ Mourning Toilette. The toilette was designed with four patterns, including: Ladies’ Basque, Over-Skirt, Sprung Collar and Half-Circle Skirt. The illustration is from the April 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image. Click on images to…
Victorian Ladies’ Toilette ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a lovely illustration of a Victorian lady wearing an elegant hat and modelling a beautiful Ladies’ Toilette, an outfit designed from two pattern pieces: a Ladies’ Coat Polonaise and a Ladies’ Skirt. The lady is standing at the bottom of a set of stairs, with her right hand behind her back and her…
Victorian Ladies’ Jacket ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling a Ladies’ Double-Breasted Jacket. The image is from the March 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Feder’s Pompadour Ad ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a Feder’s Pompadour skirt protector. The ad features an illustration of a Victorian woman wearing a long warm coat over a floor-length dress. A bit of ruffle is showing at the hem of her dress. Click on image to enlarge.
Ladies’ Visiting Toilette ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling an elegant Ladies’ Visiting Toilette. The outfit was designed from two sewing patterns: a ladies’ wrap and a ladies’ skirt. The illustration is from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Tea Time ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an interesting page, titled Social Observances, from a Victorian ladies’ magazine. The page includes an illustration of two women, seated at a small table, drinking tea. The main article on the page gives detailed information regarding wedding customs of the day. One detail states that invitations should be sent out two weeks in…
Free Victorian Clip Art ~ Ladies’ Mourning Costume
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling a Ladies’ Mourning Costume. The costume is made from black Henrietta cloth and crape. The bonnet is a stylish capote and a crape veil is worn. The illustration is from the October 1889 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of…
