Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a book titled Weddings and Wedding Anniversaries. The book was published by The Butterick Publishing Co. of New York and cost 15 cents. The ad includes a beautiful illustration of a bride. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the ad. The…
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Soldier Statues Clip Art
Here are two antique clip art illustrations of soldier statues. The corresponding description for the images in the book I scanned them from is: “The noble old romance, the “Nicbelungen Lied,” has furnished Fernkorn with subjects for characteristic statues, executed in bronze at the foundry of the Prince of Salms, at Vienna.” The illustrations are…
Concert to the Dolls
“Then the children gave a concert to the dolls, who were to be the company, while Bertha and Mary sang to them; Fido joining in the concert by howls, which, if they were not very musical, were at least expressive. They sang “Bo-peep” in parts, Bertha being the first voice, Mary the second, and Fido…
Corticelli Silk Kittens ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement for Corticelli Silk features two sweet kittens playing with a spool of thread. The ad is from the March 1907 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Here is a black and white clip art version of the kittens from the ad. Click on images 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…
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.
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…
Victorian Lady Pictures Clip Art
This vintage image features a Victorian lady modelling a beautiful dress referred to as a Ladies’ Visiting Toilette. The illustration is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Plus a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Circus Horse Clip Art
Here is a vintage circus horse performing a trick of standing on its back two legs. The horse’s circus costume consists of a small tasseled blanket on its back, a fancy bridle and a feather plume. This is the eighth, and final, vintage circus image from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to…
Circus Ringmaster Vintage Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art image of a Victorian circus ringmaster. He looks dapper with his trimmed beard and handlebar mustache; dressed in coattails, top hat, tall boots, and gloves. This is the seventh in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The…
Circus Performer Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a vintage circus performer riding on the back of his horse in a standing position. This is the sixth in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. For additional creative options, I thought some of you may like to have…
Circus Acrobat Vintage Clip Art
Here is a sketch of a vintage circus acrobat doing a one-handed handstand on the upper back edge of a chair. This is the fifth in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
