Here is a page from a vintage gardening catalog that features detailed information and prices for raspberry and gooseberry plants as well as a brief price list of a variety of vegetable plants and roots available for purchase through the catalog. Included on the page is an illustration of a fruiting raspberry plant. Here is…
fruit
Strawberry and Blackberry Plants
Here are two full pages from a vintage gardening catalog that feature detailed information and prices for a variety of strawberry and blackberry plants. Also included on the pages are two illustrations of strawberries and one illustration of blackberries. Here are black and white clip art versions of each of the illustrations. My original scans…
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.
Basket of Fruit ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a basket of fruit. The fruits included in the basket are: oranges, pears, grapes and strawberries and they are laid upon leaves. The basket is cut in a honeycomb and the handle corrugated. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume 3, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Strawberry ~ Free Clip Art Illustration
Here is a vintage clip art image of a single strawberry. The illustration is from Beeton’s New Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, circa 1899. Click on image to enlarge.
Thanksgiving Turkey Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
This colorful vintage Thanksgiving postcard features a wonderful image of a brown and white turkey framed by purple berries and a few leaves, on a yellow background with burgundy edges. The message on the postcard is: Thanksgiving Greeting. Click on image to enlarge.
Fruiting Apple Branch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This wonderful vintage illustration of a fruiting branch of apple includes three ripe apples and several leaves on a tree branch. The 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 clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Kate Greenaway Strawberries ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a pretty illustration of three strawberries with vines and leaves attached. The image is from the Victorian children’s storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. Click on image to enlarge.
Fruiting Raspberry Branch ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful vintage engraving of a fruiting branchlet of raspberries. 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.
Horse Drawn Apple Cart
This clip art piece features a Victorian country scene. A man is selling apples from a horse-drawn apple cart. He is holding up one of the apples to show to a woman who has come out to greet him and a small dog appears curious about the whole thing. Click on image to enlarge.
Cluster of Grapes ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Image
Here is a vintage image of a beautifully lush cluster of grapes with their leaves attached. The fully ripe grapes are hanging by a vine from a branch. This image is from the May 1880 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Page of Fruit and Nuts ~ Free Vintage Image
This page contains vibrantly colored illustrations of: oranges, apples, a pear, grapes, peaches, cherries and an assortment of nuts. The page is from the antique school lesson book Our Little Book for Little Folks, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
