This lovely embroidery pattern for an octagonal shaped picture frame includes an exquisite design of berries and bows. The image is from the February 1896 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
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Ornamental Flowers and Ribbon Design ~ Free Clip Art
This lovely ornamental design is made up of a cluster of flowers in the shape of a circle and swirls of ribbon intertwined. In the article of the magazine I scanned this image from, the flowers are referred to as jonquils and the pattern was created for burnt work (pyrography), specifically for the back of…
Ornate Vintage Swirl Frame ~ Free Clip Art
This lovely ornate vintage frame includes plenty of fancy swirls. It’s from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge (actual size is much larger than reflected in this preview).
Vintage Christmas Card Wise Men
Here is a vintage Christmas greeting card that includes a small framed image of wise men on camels, following the star to Bethlehem. There is a candle on each end of the swirly frame that surrounds the image. The greeting on the card is: With kind remembrancesand best wishes for a Merry Christmasand a Happy…
Free Clipart ~ Vintage Embroidery Designs
Here are three beautiful vintage embroidery designs. The images are from the December 1897 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Chalk and Pencil Drawing ~ Free Graphic
Here is a beautiful page of white ornamental penmanship flourishes and swirls, including elegant drawings of birds and a swan, on a black background. This title on the page is: Chalk and Pencil Drawing. Here is a version with the wording removed. The page is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill,…
Free Vintage Book Page Graphics and Clip Art ~ Engravers Inscriptions
These vintage book pages cover information on the subject of wording and punctuation of inscriptions for engraving. The article includes an image of a man seated at a table, doing some engraving work. Also included are examples of beautiful engravings appropriate for marking rings, spoons, pins, watches, etc. Here are three black and white clip art…
Ornate Vintage Frame ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a beautifully ornate vintage clip art frame. The image is from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image Baby Picture Frames
Here is a vintage sketch of two swirly ribbon frames below the heading Pictures of Dear Baby. The image is from the book Our Dear Baby published by Richard G. Krueger in 1916. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornamental Monograms, Crosses, Etc
Imagine the many creative possibilities with this variety of beautiful antique ornamental designs. This page is from The Signists Modern Book of Alphabets that was published in 1906. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Ornate Frame Clip Art
Here is a lovely vintage ornate frame with plenty of swirls and an inner lined rectangle design. This illustration is from the May 1889 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Grungy Page and Ornate Frame
Here is a shabby, aged and stained Contents page from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Plus a cleaned up black and white clip art version of the beautiful ornate frame from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
