I’ve included the description here with my original scan of this lovely vintage ornamental design because it beautifully explains how this elegant pattern was derived from the hawthorn in its autumnal or ripe state, when the berries are deep red in color. Here is a black and white clip art version of the design. My…
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Vintage Skeleton Clip Art
These two vintage book pages include the full definition for the word “Skeleton”. An illustration of a human skeleton and a list of the names of the bones of man is included on the second page. Here is a black and white clip art version of the skeleton. I scanned the original pages from The…
Vintage Printable Menus Free Clip Art
Here are three aged and worn vintage book pages of printable menus. Included on the pages are meal plans for: a family breakfast, a breakfast party, a family dinner, dinner parties, two suppers and a week of economical dinners. The first page includes an illustration of a platter of fruit. Here is a black and…
Vintage Gourds Clip Art
This vintage catalog listing includes a brief description of, and pricing for, a variety of gourds, including: mixed gourd, nest egg gourd, dishcloth gourd, dipper gourd, mock orange, calabash or pipe gourd and heavenly blue ipomea. The packets, for any variety, were priced at 5 cents each. The ad includes an illustration of a variety…
Bountiful Harvest Border Design
This beautifully illustrated border design features a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables intermingled with a variety of flowers and leaves. I scanned the original illustration from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. The thumbnail preview appears small in this blog post; however, when you click on it,…
Free Vintage Clip Art Wheat Illustration
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of four heads of wheat. I scanned the original engraving from The Teachers’ and Pupils” Cyclopaedia, 1905. Click on image to enlarge.
Various Leaves Free Vintage Clip Art
The title of this book plate is Various Leaves. The names of the numbered leaves are as follows: 1. Leaf of the winter Oak (Quercus sessiliflora);2. Spray of the bitter Oak (Quercus cerris);3. Leaf of the Maple (Acer campestre);4. Spray of the sugar Maple (Acer plantanoides);5. Leaf of a species of Ranunculus;6. Leaf of the…
Free Vintage Clip Art Mother Goose Witch
The illustration on this shabby, aged and stained book page portrays Mother Goose as a witch. She is flying in a basket and swiping at a spider’s web with her ragged old broom. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from the page. I scanned the original page from Mother…
Free Vintage Clip Art Victorian Lady
This well-worn and aged portrait of a beautiful Victorian lady is titled The Passion Flower. The illustration was drawn by D. M. Clise and engraved by Hollis. Here is a cleaned up clip art version of the beautiful lady. I scanned the original page from the July 1842 issue of The New Monthly Belle Assemblee….
Free Vintage Clip Art Sewing Notions
Here is a black and white vintage clip art illustration of sewing notions. This comes in response to a request for the art intertwined with the title of The Dressmaker page I posted a few days ago to be extracted. You can find the original dressmaker page on my blog here. The original page is…
Free Vintage Clip Art Pigeons
Here is an illustrated vintage poem of pigeons eating seeds from the ground. The poem tells how the birds come when called and eat breakfast at the feet of those calling, “For kindness makes them tame and sweet”. Here is a black and white clip art version of the pigeons eating seeds from the ground….
Free Victorian Printable Cabinet Card Photograph
This beautiful Victorian cabinet card features a head and shoulders photograph of a woman and a man seated next to one another. The sepia-toned photograph of the couple has been cut into an oval shape, framed with an ornate black design and mounted on a cabinet card that is finished in a dark gray material…
