This antique Raphael Tuck and Sons Christmas card features a beautiful bouquet of white lilies with brown and green leaves on a cream colored background. The message on the card is: May theChild of Love abideThee and thine for ever near,Blessing every CHRISTMASTIDE,Blessing every bright New Year! Click on image to enlarge.
Raphael Tuck
Playing Grocer
This fun vintage postcard features a young Victorian boy, dressed in red, behind an old fashioned store counter. He is weighing scoops of sugar and there is a stack of canned goods on the counter beside him. The title on the lower left of the postcard is: Playing Grocer. The postcard was printed by Raphael…
Angel’s Whispers Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, titled Angel’s Whispers, features a Victorian girl seated in a comfortable chair with an open book resting on her lap. The girl appears to be enjoying a moment of reflection. A beautiful angel, with large wings and hands clasped in prayer, is hovering over the girl. The image is from a…
Yellow Rose Christmas Card
The front of this Victorian Christmas card, by Raphael Tuck and Sons, features an illustration of a beautiful yellow rose and the greeting: Remembrance. The message on the inside of the card, by H. M. Burnside, is: A bright and happy ChristmasA Christmas card’sa little thingSo much of lovingwish to bring,But still, my souveniryou’ll takeIn…
Three Angels ~ Free Vintage Christmas Graphic
This lovely vintage Tuck’s Christmas postcard includes an illustration of a tree branch decorated with candles and fruit and three adorable angels framed within a circular shape. The greeting on the card is: Wishing you a happy Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Bubbles ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, Bubbles, features a young Victorian girl in a pink dress and white pinafore blowing bubbles with an old fashioned pipe-shaped bubble blower. The girl appears to be enchanted by the bubbles. Her curious kitten is on the table beside the bowl of bubble-blowing liquid, intently watching the foamy contents. With one…
Vintage Doll Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, titled Poor Dolly’s Tired, features a young girl tucking her tired dolly in to bed. The doll has a nice wicker cradle and a soft beige blanket. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion Burnside & Nesbit, Mary Dickens, M. A. Hoyer, and others, illustrated by Helen…
Love Birds ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, titled Love Birds, features a young girl named Evie, and young boy named Jack, standing beside the cage of two turquoise-colored love birds. Jack is offering a piece of chickweed to one of the birds and the Evie is feeding the other bird a lump of sugar. The image is from…
The Knitting Lesson ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
This vintage storybook illustration, titled The Knitting Lesson, features a mother teaching her young daughter know to knit. The mom, seated on a chair outdoors, is knitting with blue yarn as her little girl, standing by her side, intently watches her mother knitting. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion…
Whimsical Storybook Pig ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a whimsical vintage illustration of a storybook pig. The illustration includes the pig’s head and neck with a large ruffled collar around his neck. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion Burnside & Nesbit, Mary Dickens, M. A. Hoyer, and others, illustrated by Helen Jackson, Jane Willis Grey, Fanny…
Enchanted Fairytale Prince ~ Free Victorian Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a handsome young fairytale prince. He is dressed in fine Victorian royal attire complete with velvet cape and feather plume hat. The prince is holding his hat in one hand, has a sword attached to his belt and is coming down a step. This image is from a…
Tuck’s Halloween Postcard Vintage Graphic ~ Bobbing for Apples
The scene on this vintage Tuck’s Halloween party postcard includes a girl bobbing for apples from a large wooden tub filled with water. Two other children watch the girl as they await their turn in the game. The childrens’ shadows cast spooky figures on the wall behind them. Grey smoke which billows from a sinister…
