Here are vintage engravings of three fascinating species of shellfish. They include the Sun-Star, Acorn Barnacles on a Limpet Shell and the Serpulae. The illustrations are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
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Apple Blossom Free Botanical Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage botanical clip art illustration of a flowering branch of apple blossoms. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Collars and Cuffs Clip Art
Here is a nice selection of Victorian men’s collars and cuffs. Each of the collars shown here was available for a cost of 12 cents for one or $1.40 for a dozen. A pair of each set of the cuffs was available for 22 cents or $2.50 for a dozen. The images are from the Koch…
Onions Clip Art
Here are black and white clip art illustrations of two varieties of onions. The first illustration features a single Naples Giant Rocca Onion and the second illustration features two Queen Onions. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Idle by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, titled Idle features a young girl slouched in a big chair. There is an open book at her feet and a kitten playing with a ball of yarn on the floor beside her chair but the girl looks uninterested and bored. This illustration accurately depicts the feelings of boredom…
Victorian Lady Pictures Clip Art
Here is a Victorian ladies’ dress. The illustration shows the outfit being worn for graduation. The lady in the image is wearing a hat and carrying a rolled up diploma in her left hand. Here is a black and white clip art version. My original scan is from the April 1894 issue The Delineator magazine. Click…
Mother and Children at Play
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is a fun vintage illustration of a mother enjoying playtime with her two young children. The mom is seated at the edge of the seat of a cozy chair with her daughter standing at her side. They are enjoying a large book together. A little boy is in the background wearing…
Peony Clip Art
Here are beautiful vintage clip art illustrations of three varieties of peonies.Fig. 2 represents a flowering branch of Peony Albiflora; Fig. 5. represents a flowering branch of Peony Tenuifolia Flore-Pleno;and Fig. 6. represents a flowering branch of Peony Wittmanniana. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited…
Victorian Mother and Baby
Here is a lovely illustration of a Victorian mother holding her baby in her arms. The baby has his little arms wrapped around his mother’s neck and is giving her a kiss on the cheek. For additional creative options, here is a black and white clip art version. The image is from the Home Picture…
Roses Clip Art
This vintage page includes advertising for reproductions of Lida Clarkson’s Colored Studies and Ingall’s Home Magazine. The page features a black and white engraving of Lida Clarkson’s beautiful Study of Roses. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration of roses from the page. My original scan is from the January…
Hide And Seek Engraving
This adorable storybook engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features a young Victorian girl standing in a corner with her face hidden. She is playing a game of hide and seek with her friend and it is her turn to “hide”. The girl has her hands clasped behind her back with the arm of her doll clutched in…
Garden Tools Clip Art
This vintage advertisement is from a supplement to the November 1889 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. The ad features a set of flower garden tools, consisting of a hoe, spade, fork and rake, that were made of the best steel and iron with finely polished hardwood handles. A boxed set of the tools was available free…
