This lovely vintage ornamental design is made up of flowers, leaves and swirls, some of which look like curly vines. 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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Elegant Victorian Villa ~ Free Spooky House Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of an elegant Victorian villa. I think this house is spooky looking and would work well as a scary or haunted house for your Halloween projects. The illustration is from Our Homes and Their Adornments by Almon C. Varney, 1882. Click on image to enlarge.
Little Penelope’s Sewing ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a sweet vintage poem titled Little Penelope’s Sewing by Anna M. Pratt. An illustration of a young girl sewing a crazy quilt for her doll accompanies the poem. My original scan is from the May 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the…
Child’s China Tea Set ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage advertisement for a delightful child’s china tea set that is decorated with floral designs. The set consists of 6 cups, 6 saucers, 4 plates, cake plate, cream pitcher, teapot and sugar bowl. It was priced at 75 cents or $1.70 with a one-year subscription to the American Agriculturist magazine. The vintage…
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…
Ornamental Typography ~ Free Vintage Graphic
Here is a beautiful sample of ornamental typography. The page is titled Specimen of Ornamental Lettering Showing Use of Old English Text. I scanned the original from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill. The book was published in 1886. The wording on this beautiful specimen of ornamental typography is: Fireman’s Herald,PRIZE.WHEREASTHE PUBLISHERS OF THEFireman’s Herald,OFNew…
Elegant Victorian Spooky House ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of an elegant Victorian house. I think this house would work well as a spooky or haunted house for your Halloween projects. The illustration is from Our Homes and Their Adornments by Almon C. Varney, 1882. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies’ Elegant Fan ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an elegant Victorian ladies’ hand-held fan. The accordion part of the fan is decorated with images of butterflies and delicate branches with leaves. The hand-held part of the fan is elaborately designed and finished with two long strings attached to the bottom. There is a tassel at the end of each of the strings. The…
Victorian Girl with Large Bonnet ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an image of a young Victorian girl, facing left, standing in a patch of grass. She is wearing a knee-length dress that has ruffles at the armhole and hem and a ribbon at the waist that is tied into a bow at the back. She has on a sunbonnet with a large brim that covers…
Handsome Victorian Man
This handsome, neatly dressed Victorian gentleman with wavy hair and a neatly trimmed beard is George A. Gaskell (1844 – 1885), professor and author. The image is from Gaskell’s Compendium of Forms Educational Social Legal and Commercial, 1880. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image of Gaskell. Click on images to…
The Liberty Bell by E. S. Brooks
THE LIBERTY BELL BY E. S. BROOKS. I – PHILADELPHIA, 1776. SQUARELY prim and stoutly built, Free from glitter and from gilt, Plain, – from lintel up to roof-tree and to belfry bare and brown – Stands the Hall that hot July, – While the folk throng anxious by, – Where the Continental Congress meets…
Ladies’ Victorian Hat ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely Victorian ladies’ hat clip art image. The description for this hat, from the magazine I scanned the image from, is as follows: “This picturesque hat is formed of fine gray straw. A trifle below the edge on the outside of the brim is a narrow fold of velvet a shade darker…
