Today I have clip art leaf illustrations to share. The first is a grouping of three variations of balsamifera (balsam poplar) leaves, including: P. Balsamifera, var. Intermedia, P. Balsamifera, var. Viminalis, and P. Balsamifera, var. latifolia. A portion of the description for the balsam poplar (from the book I scanned the images from) is: “Above,…
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A Vintage Christmas Poem
Here is an illustrated vintage Christmas poem with the unusual title A New Mother Goose Jingle. The poem reads: Sing a song of Christmas-time,Mistletoe and holly,Two impatient little girls,Genevieve and Dolly.When the door was openedThey shouted in their glee,And wouldn’t you have shouted tooTo have so fine a tree?~ Dorothy G. Rice Here is a black and…
Free Vintage Clip Art Flower Lined Path
This vintage birthday postcard features a peaceful tree-lined path in the country scene. A flourish of pretty blue forget-me-not flowers grow along the base of the well-worn path. The greeting on the card is: Best Birthday Wishes. Here is a version of the card with the writing removed. Click on images to enlarge.
Decorated Christmas Tree
This vintage Christmas postcard features a beautifully decorated tree and gifts placed under the tree. We can see stars in the night sky through a window behind the tree. The greeting on the card is: A Happy Christmas! Click on image to enlarge.
Dolls for Christmas
This vintage illustration features three dolls around seated around a small table that is set for tea. Another doll is seated at the base of a decorated Christmas tree in the background. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on…
The Cats Have Come to Tea
This fun Kate Greenaway storybook illustration features an adorable Victorian girl leaning against a tree while many cats are coming to join her for tea. The accompanying poem is: WHAT did she see – oh, what did she see,As she stood leaning against the tree?Why, all the Cats had come to tea. What a fine…
Happy Days by Kate Greenaway
Here are two pages from the vintage storybook Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. The pages include a poem titled Happy Days and an illustration of two young ladies (perhaps older sisters) who have stopped to visit as they cross paths on their walk. The older girls are each holding a baby and have more children…
Avenue of Hemlocks and Spruce
This lovely vintage engraving features a Victorian lady walking down a path between two rows of tall trees. The image is artwork of Alfred Parsons, titled Avenue of Hemlocks and Spruces. The illustration is from the April 1883 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Christmas Tree Clip Art
Here is a fun clip art illustration of a vintage Christmas tree that is decorated with garland and lit candles. The image is from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Santa and Children
Here is a fun Victorian Christmas postcard graphic. The illustration on the postcard features Santa in a long red coat trimmed in white fur; the hood of the coat is pulled over Santa’s head. He has a bag of toys over his back and other toys tucked under his arm and attached to his sides….
Family Around Christmas Tree
This vintage Christmas postcard includes a Victorian mother and her four children gathered around a decorated Christmas tree. They are framed within a wreath of holly and berries. The message on the card is: May the sunshine of affection Light to day! Click on image to enlarge.
Christmas Tree Story
This vintage magazine page features The Story of a Cheap Christmas Tree. The page includes illustrations of Santa, a decorated tree and a line up of toys. The story is about two young girls who combine their Christmas spending money to purchase a tree, decorations and gifts for their baby brother. The page is from…
