This vintage clip art illustration features two spiders. The first spider at the top of the image, is a Clubiona nutrix. The second spider is a Ciniflo ferox. The image is from Wood’s Illustrated Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1863. Click on image to enlarge.
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White Faced Black Spanish Rooster and Hen
Here is a vintage clip art image of a White Faced Black Spanish rooster and hen. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
French Black Poodle Dog
Here is a vintage clip art image of an adorable shaggy dog. It is a French Black Poodle. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Pitcher and Basin
This elegant Victorian pitcher and basin features a lovely leaf design. The illustration is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornamental Graphics
Here is a set of four beautiful ornamental graphics. I scanned the original patterned designs from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
Lundborg’s Perfume Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Lundborg’s Perfume features an illustration of a Victorian lady seated amongst flowering tree branches. To her right is a variety of Lundborg’s beauty products displayed on an ornate pedestal. Here is a black and white version. The ad is from the November 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on images…
Variety of Gourds
This antique book page features a description for, and an illustration of, each of the following types of gourds: Crown or Custard Gourd, Large Yellow Gourd, Naples Gourd, Nutmeg Gourd of Marseilles and a Patagonian Gourd. Here is a black and white clip art version of each gourd illustration from the page. The page is from…
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
In response to a request I had after posting an illustration of two sparrows a couple weeks ago, here is an illustration of Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. The image includes two of the hummingbirds perched on tree branches beside their nest. There are two eggs in the nest. Here is a black and white clip art version….
Song Sparrow and Chipping Sparrow
This vintage book plate includes two beautiful illustrations of sparrows perched on branches. The bird at the top of the page is a Song Sparrow. The bird on the lower half of the page is a Chipping Sparrow. Here is a black and white clip art version of the page. I scanned the original page…
How Polite by Oscar Pletsch
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, is titled: How Polite. The illustration features a Victorian boy bending to present a young girl a cookie from a plate of cookies he is holding with both hands. The little girl is holding a basket of flowers in one hand and is shyly about to reach out for…
The Champion Colt Axtell
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a magnificent champion colt named Axtell. My original scan of this beautiful antique horse engraving is from the January 1890 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Stamped Leather Horse Saddle
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful stamped leather horse saddle. The image is from the February 1896 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
