This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, is titled: How Polite. The illustration features a Victorian boy bending to present a young girl a cookie from a plate of cookies he is holding with both hands. The little girl is holding a basket of flowers in one hand and is shyly about to reach out for…
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The Champion Colt Axtell
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a magnificent champion colt named Axtell. My original scan of this beautiful antique horse engraving is from the January 1890 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Children Enjoy Books
This vintage engraving, titled Daydreams, by Oscar Pletsch, features two young Victorian children enjoying books. A boy of about 12 years of age is slouched on the sofa in a very comfortable position as he reads a chapter book. There is a closed book to his left and an open book face down on the…
Fruiting Branch of Red Currant
Here is a wonderful clip art illustration of a fruiting branch of red currant. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. For additional creative options, here is a black and white version. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Shellfish Illustrations
Here are vintage engravings of three fascinating species of shellfish. They include the Sun-Star, Acorn Barnacles on a Limpet Shell and the Serpulae. The illustrations are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
Apple Blossom Free Botanical Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage botanical clip art illustration of a flowering branch of apple blossoms. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Onions Clip Art
Here are black and white clip art illustrations of two varieties of onions. The first illustration features a single Naples Giant Rocca Onion and the second illustration features two Queen Onions. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Idle by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, titled Idle features a young girl slouched in a big chair. There is an open book at her feet and a kitten playing with a ball of yarn on the floor beside her chair but the girl looks uninterested and bored. This illustration accurately depicts the feelings of boredom…
Peony Clip Art
Here are beautiful vintage clip art illustrations of three varieties of peonies.Fig. 2 represents a flowering branch of Peony Albiflora; Fig. 5. represents a flowering branch of Peony Tenuifolia Flore-Pleno;and Fig. 6. represents a flowering branch of Peony Wittmanniana. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited…
Roses Clip Art
This vintage page includes advertising for reproductions of Lida Clarkson’s Colored Studies and Ingall’s Home Magazine. The page features a black and white engraving of Lida Clarkson’s beautiful Study of Roses. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration of roses from the page. My original scan is from the January…
Hide And Seek Engraving
This adorable storybook engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features a young Victorian girl standing in a corner with her face hidden. She is playing a game of hide and seek with her friend and it is her turn to “hide”. The girl has her hands clasped behind her back with the arm of her doll clutched in…
The Tennessee Vintage Ship Engraving
Here is a vintage engraving of a ship named The Tennessee. The illustration is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
