This printable page features a 1902 article on Victorian fashion titled “The Dressmaker”, subtitled “The Bouffant Effect in Coats; Embroidery for Gowns, Etc.” The article speaks of the need for coats, jackets and outer garments in general to be looser than before due to the new contoured style of low-bust, straight-front corsets and the bouffant…
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Lady Reading Book Silhouette
This vintage silhouette clip art illustration features a lady lying on a carpet reading a book. Click on image to enlarge. The illustration is from a special midwinter 1920 issue of The Delineator magazine.
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…
Mother and Children at Play
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is a fun vintage illustration of a mother enjoying playtime with her two young children. The mom is seated at the edge of the seat of a cozy chair with her daughter standing at her side. They are enjoying a large book together. A little boy is in the background wearing…
Lady Reading ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a lady resting on a sofa or bench with a large comfy cushion behind her back. She is reading a book. Perhaps the lady has had a busy day and this is her time to relax and unwind. I’ve included both my original scan and a cleaner black…
Comfortable Morris Rocker ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
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…
Free Vintage Image Baby with Books
Here is a clip art image of an adorable baby girl in a cute dress on the floor playing with books and a toy duck. The illustration is from a book titled Our Dear Baby published by Richard G. Krueger in 1916. Click on image to enlarge.
School Girl Poem and Clip Art
A Little School-Girl is a poem written by Frances Bent Dillingham, illustrated by Olive Rush. This page is from the February 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here are black and white clip art versions of the illustrations from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Lady Reading
This vintage lady in a lovely Victorian gown, reading a book, is from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine, the same old magazine I posted the cover of earlier today. This is the “before” image that I’m including for those of you that would rather have a shabby image to work with. And this is…
Children Reading Notes Vintage Clip Art
Here is a second image from “The Delineator” magazine, February 1908 issue. Click on the image to enlarge.
Children Reading Valentine Notes
When I searched through my vintage magazines for Valentine’s Day related items a couple weeks ago, I completely overlooked a February 1908 issue of The Delineator magazine. I’m disappointed because the magazine has a few Valentine-related items that would have been nice to share with you. I have chosen two images that do include a Valentine’s Day theme but may work…
Picture Books in Winter Robert Louis Stevenson
A customer of mine is looking for images of children reading. I’ve gone through some of my antique storybooks and found this one. I thought I’d upload it as a free image for her, and you, with the poem as well since it’s only 2 pages long. These pages are from, “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1916. Click…
