This two-page Royal Society embroidery lesson includes instructions for embroidering a pattern that has been printed on the edges and center of an antique night gown. The instructions on the first page, for the stitches and coloring, are as follows: The daisies are worked in loop stitch in Pink. There are two rows of stitches…
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Wood and Scarlet Tiger Moths Vintage Illustration
This printable vintage book plate includes illustrations of beautiful reddish, orange and yellow colored wood and scarlet tiger moths. The description on the page is: Plate XV119. Wood Tiger. Male. Chelonia plantaginis. 120. Wood Tiger. Female. Chelonia plantaginis121. Scarlet Tiger. Larva. Callimorpha dominula.122. Scarlet Tiger. Larva. Callimorpha dominula. 123. Scarlet Tiger. Pupa. Callimorpha dominula.124. Scarlet…
Letter Writing Vintage Clip Art
This vintage printable book page includes an article on letter writing and an illustration. The illustration features a stack of letters that is framed by plenty of swirls and flourishes all around. The top letter on the stack is addressed to Hill Standard Book Co., Publishers, Chicago. The illustrated postmark is addressed from Buffalo, N.Y.,…
Antique Cookbook Title Page
Here is a shabby and naturally yellowed antique cookbook title page. The writing on the page is: The Snow Flake Cook Book, embracing One Thousand Recipes for Every Branch of the Culinary Art.Published by R. O. Evans & Company, Chicago.1892. Here is a black and white clip art version of the page: I printed the…
Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipes
These two shabby and aged antique cookbook pages feature old fashioned gingerbread recipes. Included on the pages are recipes for: Gingerbread Nuts, Gingerbread Pudding, Gingerbread Pudding (Another Method), Thick Gingerbread, and White Gingerbread. Recipes for Ginger Toffee, Ginger Water Ice, Ginger Wine, and Glazed Apples are also included on the two pages. I scanned the…
Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes
These two shabby and aged antique cookbook pages feature old fashioned Christmas recipes. Included on the pages are two recipes for Christmas cake and three recipes for Christmas pudding. The titles of the Christmas cake recipes are: Christmas Cake and Christmas Cake (Another way). The titles of the Christmas Puddings are: Christmas Pudding (Rich), Christmas…
News of the Week Antique Newspaper Article
This antique newspaper article is titled The News of the Week. The article features general comings and goings of the local citizens, and in some cases their out-of-town friends and relatives. I scanned the article from the Souvenir Holiday Edition of the Mount Morris Index. It was published on December 13, 1905. Since it was…
Wooden Toboggan Construction Specs
This vintage book plate features illustrated construction specs for a wooden toboggan. The illustration includes a top view, a side view, and a close-up of the underside construction of the completed toboggan. Here is a black and white version of the wooden toboggan construction specs. This is a scan of the book page with the…
Antique Calligraphy Alphabets
This book page features two beautiful antique calligraphy alphabets: Engrossing and Court Hand. Here is a black and white clip art version of the antique calligraphy alphabets. I have spread the letters across the page to fill an 8.5” x 11” paper size. Click HERE to save the full-size PDF file to your computer. I…
Vintage Preserves Recipes
Here are three shabby, aged, and well-used cookbook pages that feature vintage preserves recipes. Included on the pages are recipes for preserving plums, greengages, cherries, pears, and peaches. I scanned the pages from a cookbook that was published in 1892. The title on the cover of the cookbook is “The Snow White Cook Book”; however,…
July 1900 Ladies Fashion Fancy Eton Waist
This title page from a July 1900 fashion magazine features a ladies’ fancy Eton waist. The page includes the name, date, volume, and number of the magazine. An illustration of a Victorian lady modelling the Fancy Eton waist is also included on the page. The lady is wearing a large decorated hat and holding a…
Autumn Botanical Book Plates
Below are two beautiful autumn botanical book plates. Our summer has only just begun and I’m not ready for fall; however, it will be here in no time. Perhaps some of you are already working on fall projects? Plate 1 features an illustration of Amelanchier canadensis, autumn foliage. A description from the book is…
