This lovely vintage Christmas postcard features two birds perched side-by-side on a branch of holly. The birds are brown and with red coloring around their eyes and on their breasts. One of the birds is singing. There are berries growing on the branch of holly and there are bits of snow on a few of…
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Bird on Branch Silhouette ~ Free Graphic
Here is a vintage silhouette of a bird perched on a branch that has many leaves. The illustration is from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Calathea Veitchii ~ Free Vintage Botanical Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage clip art illustration of a potted plant. The name of the plant is Calathea Veitchii. 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.
Victorian Tea Plant Trading Card ~ Free Graphic
Here is a Victorian trading card that features a lovely illustration of a tea plant with white flowers and green leaves. Click on image to enlarge.
Mistletoe and Berries ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely spray of mistletoe and white berries is from a book of poetry titled Gems From Holmes. The book was published in 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
Rose Innocente Pirola ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage image features white roses with a delicate pink center and two pink rosebuds. The name of the rose is Innocente Pirola. 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.
Yellow Wood-Sorrel ~ Free Vintage Botanical Image
Here is a vintage botanical illustration of a plant with yellow flowers and green heart-shaped leaves. The name of the plant is Yellow Wood-Sorrel; the scientific name is Oxalis Stricta. The image is from Wild Flowers of America, published July 17, 1894. 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.
Flowering Strawberry Plant ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful flowering strawberry plant, showing numerous short stamens. 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.
Kate Greenaway Pretty Pink Rose
Here is a pretty pink rose by Kate Greenaway. It’s from the vintage children’s storybook Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Bird on Branch with Leaves and Berries
This adorable bird perched on a branch with leaves and berries is an embroidery design from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. The bird image is Fig. 2 referred to in the paragraph below, copied from the book: “The design given in Fig. 2 is one which may be applied to almost any article,…
Victorian Advertising Card, The Fair ~ Free Graphics
The front of this Victorian advertising card includes a pretty cluster of flowers against a light colored brick background. The back of the card is an advertisement for The Fair, where you could find great bargains in holiday goods, ladies’ and gent’s furnishing goods and notions of all kinds. Tinware, glassware, crockery, bird cages, paintings and…
