Here is a vintage engraving of a cow standing in a field with trees in the distant background. The cow is a Norfolk Polled Heifer. I was curious to know what a heifer is so I looked it up. It is a young female cow that has not borne a calf. The image is from…
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Victorian Mother and Baby Lullaby
This vintage book page includes two poems: Lullaby by Alfred Tennyson and Rock me to Sleep, Mother by Florence Percy. There is also an illustration of a Victorian mother cradling her baby in a rocking chair beside an open window. It is evening and through the open window we can see a large full moon…
Garden Carrots ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two black and white illustrations of carrots with their ferny leaves attached. Fig. 373 is a short carrot; Fig. 374 is a long carrot. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Birdhouses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a collection of eight different types of birdhouses. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are for birds nesting in solitary pairs; 7 and 8 for birds which nest in colonies. The image is from the March – April, 1918 issue of Bird-Lore magazine. Here is my original scan. Click on images…
Victorian Ladies’ Elegant Fan ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an elegant Victorian ladies’ hand-held fan. The accordion part of the fan is decorated with images of butterflies and delicate branches with leaves. The hand-held part of the fan is elaborately designed and finished with two long strings attached to the bottom. There is a tassel at the end of each of the strings. The…
Mottled Javas Rooster and Hen ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a wonderful vintage clip art image of a rooster and hen. They are Mottled Javas. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Battleship Trunk ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage catalogue listing for a beautiful “Battleship” trunk. The advertisement claims the trunk was built like a battleship, because it was reinforced at every point where a trunk was generally weakest. The box was made of three-ply veneer lumber, covered with a heavy water resisting oil painted canvas. It was available in four…
Mother and Baby Bedtime Prayers ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage engraving features a young mother holding her baby on her lap. It appears that the baby is ready for bed and they are saying goodnight prayers together. The image is titled Young Motherhood. It’s from Gaskell’s Compendium of Forms Educational Social Legal and Commercial, 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
Basket of Shell Flowers ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a basket of pretty shell flowers. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Cork Oak Leaves and Acorn ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of the fruit and leaves of Quercus Suber, or the Cork Oak tree. The beautiful botanical image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clipart version of the acorn and leaves. Click on images to enlarge.
Enamel on Steel Kettle ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a catalogue listing for a vintage enamelled-on-steel kettle. The cost for the 4 quart size kettle was $1.35; the 5 quart size cost $1.58. The ad is from the 1897-8 H. O’neill & Co. catalogue. Here is a black and white clipart version of the kettle. Click on images to enlarge.
Long-tailed Ichneumon Fly ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
With its transparent wings, long slender body, long tails and long antennae, I think this is an elegant looking insect. It’s a Long-tailed Ichneumon Fly. The image is from Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Click on image to enlarge.
