Here is an antique invitation to the “Second Cotillon at Sherry’s on Monday evening, January twenty-eighth, from nine until one o’clock.” I learned from an online search that a cotillon is a lively French country dance that originated in France in the 18th century. Here is a black and white version of the invitation. Click on…
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Easter Bunny and Girl Dancing
This vintage Easter postcard features a well-dressed bunny dancing with a happy girl and her doll in a meadow. The illustration is enclosed within a pretty frame of silver and floral designs. Two small chicks are perched at the top edges of the frame. The message on the card is: A Happy EasterLike the sunshine…
Tip-A-Toe by Kate Greenaway
TIP-A-TOE TIP-A-TOE,See them go;One, two, three –Chloe, Prue, and me;Up and down,To the Town,A Lord was there,And the Lady fair.And what did they sing?Oh, “Ring-a-ding-ding;”And the Black Crow flew offWith the Lady’s Ring. This vintage storybook image and poem, Tip-A-Toe, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Kate Greenaway The Little Jumping Girls ~ Free Vintage Illustration
THE LITTLE JUMPING GIRLS JUMP-jump-jump-Jump awayFrom this town intoThe next, to-day. Jump-jump-jumpJump over the moon;Jump all the morning,And all the noon. This vintage storybook image and poem, The Little Jumping Girls, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Dance Time Children’s Valentine
Here is a large vintage children’s Valentine with a cute image of a very happy boy and girl dancing hand in hand. The Valentine includes the message: Our hearts beat IN DANCE TIME. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Cute Couple Christmas Postcard
This is not a typical vintage Christmas postcard as it features a handsome gentleman serenading a pretty lady with what I believe is a mandolin. My original of this postcard was postally used in 1913. I think the image of the cute couple can be used for much more than Christmas projects and I’ve spent a little…
Kate Greenaway Storybook Page
This shabby vintage storybook page is from Kate Greenaway’s book, Under the Window, circa 1880. and a cleaner version of the image of the girls from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Fleur de Lis Flower Child
Here is an image of an Iris, or Fleur-de-Lis, flower child from the book, “Flower Children” by Elizabeth Gordon, illustrated by M. T. Ross, 1910. Click on the image to enlarge.
Silhouette of Children Dancing
This silhouette of children dancing is also from the book, “Holiday Fun”, published by McLoughlin Bros. in 1900. Click on the image to enlarge.
Vintage Storybook Wedding Dance
Here is a vintage children’s storybook wedding image. The bridal party is dancing to the music of a band playing in the background. The groom is Tom Tucker and the bride is Little Bo Peep. The image is from Tom Tucker and Little Bo Peep, by Thomas Hood, illustrated by Alice Wheaton Adams, published in 1891. Click on image to…
