Here is a vintage catalogue advertisement for a most comfortable Morris Rocker. A special feature of this chair was the automatic reclining back. With a turn of the hand nut on the side of the chair, the back of the chair would recline to any position desired. The price of the chair was $10.35 for…
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Victorian Dressing Table ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an elegant Victorian dressing table with matching chair and footstool. The illustration is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Plant Stand ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a beautifully designed Victorian plant stand (referred to as a flower stand in the book I scanned it from). The engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge.
Tablet Arm Chairs
This vintage catalog listing includes two wooden tablet arm chairs. The chair on the left was made from oak. It cost $2.75 for one chair or $32.00 for a dozen chairs. The chair on the right was made from golden elm. It cost $1.90 for one chair or $21.80 per dozen. The ad is from the Northern School…
Victorian Couches ~ Free Catalogue Page and Clip Art Images
This vintage catalogue page features two old-fashioned couches. The style illustrated at the top of the page is a Quarter-Sawed Oak Couch; the style illustrated at the bottom of the page is a Fabricord Leather Couch. The page is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co. in 1908. Here are black and white versions of…
Victorian Mother and Baby
This vintage image includes a Victorian mother lifting back the curtain from the side of her baby’s bassinet to look in on her baby. The baby is awake, with arms eagerly outstretched, anxious to be in mommy’s arms. The image is from Child Life, A First Reader, by Etta Austin Blaisdell and Mary Frances Blaisdell, 1902. Click on image…
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.
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.
Beautiful China Cabinets
This full-size printable vintage catalogue page features two beautiful china closets. Each is filled with a lovely set of dishes. Here is a black and white clip art version of each of the china cabinets from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Chairs ~ Free Clip Art Engravings
Here are five beautiful antique chair clip art engravings. The first and second chairs are similar but not identical so I’ve included both. All five of the images are from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Chair Catalogue Listing and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
This full-page vintage catalogue listing for a Luxurious Turkish Rocker is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co., 1908. Here is a black and white clip art version of the comfy looking chair from the catalogue page. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Ornate Chair Clip Art
Here is an intricately detailed ornate chair. It’s from a new (old) book I’ve just added to my collection. The book is: A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
