Here is a vintage image of a happy looking Newfoundland dog with a wagging tongue and fluffy coat. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
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Free Vintage Birdcage Clip Art Images
Here are two beautifully designed vintage birdcages. I scanned the original images from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume II, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
Sea-Side Amusements ~ Free Digital Printable
This page, titled SEA-SIDE AMUSEMENTS, is filled with a wonderful variety of seashells. I scanned the original from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge. The following is a list of the figures:1. Turitella Terebellata (Lamarck)2. Turitella Sanguinea (Reeve)3. Turitella Goniostoma4. Turbo Argyrostomus (Linnaeus)5. Turitella Angulata (sowerby)6. Turitella Replicata (Linnaeus)7. Pholos Dactylus…
Chili Pepper and Bell Pepper ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Images
Here are two wonderful illustrations of peppers: a chili pepper and a bell pepper. In the old book I scanned the images from, the peppers are also referred to as: fruit of long and round capsicums. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa…
Free Vintage Fish Images ~ Salmon and Carp
Here are two black and white clip art images of fish. The fish in the top image is a salmon; the fish in the lower image is a carp. These vintage images are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
Floral Vase Engraving ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This beautiful floral vase engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Two Story Victorian Cottage ~ Free Clip Art Image
Here is a clip art image of a small, quaint, two-story Victorian cottage. A woman is on the front walk with open arms to greet a child walking toward her. The final sentence of the chapter this image is from states, “At present prices, this house can be built here, all complete, for six hundred…
Antique Music Chairs ~ Free Clip Art Images
Here are two clip art images of elegant, antique music chairs. I scanned the original engravings from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on images to enlarge.
Aster Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Image
This beautiful flower is an Aster. The botanical name if this particular aster is Aster Turbinellus. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Scissors Engravings Free Digital Collage Sheet
There are six pairs of unique, ornate, beautiful antique scissors on this digital collage sheet. I collected the scissors for this page from engravings I scanned from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge. This image is also available in png (transparent) format in…
Tea and Coffee Set
The various pieces of this silver and gilt tea and coffee set were modelled from the pitcher plant and the tray on which they are placed from a leaf of the Victoria Regia. This beautiful engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Rustic Chair ~ Free Clip Art Image
I can imagine a design with birds perched on the upper frame of branches and leaves or on the log arms of this rustic old chair. The engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
