“I Once Had A Lover, Hi, Ho!” By F. H. Stauffer, Peterson’s Magazine, 1860 I once had a lover, hi, ho! That’s not very strange, I admit; I was lovely and young, you know, A Venus just in her transit! He came with the Summer, hi, ho! And knelt at my feet to adore; He [...]
An amusing Victorian poem by British humorist Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845). Illustrated with an antique photograph from my collection. I’m Not a Single Man Thomas Hood Well, I confess, I did not guess, A simple marriage vow Would make me find all women-kind Such unkind women now! They need not, [...]
Those in search of Victorian and Edwardian themed wedding inspiration may find my collection of free vintage wedding photos to be a help. The Victorian bride in this photograph is wearing a beautiful white dress, made popular by Queen Victoria at her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840. The resulting tradition, along with the ceremony [...]
Scanned from my collection of antique Halloween postcards and yours to use as free clip art in your next artistic project. Click on the image for a larger version of the same. Just be kind and give credit back to “missmary.com” as the image source whenever possible and do not toss onto a clip art [...]
This Berkshire Pig illustration for you to color is another selection from an antique coloring book called The New Model Painting Book for Young People. Well suited for use as clip art, or save the file to print and color in whenever you get a hankering for swine. About the Berkshire Pig The Berkshire Pig is [...]
Blackcap Warbler European Song Bird Free Printable Coloring Book Page
With a song in his heart, this blackcap warbler, a vintage coloring book illustration, is ready for eager artists to color in and enjoy. Just click on the image below for the larger printable version. Suggestions for Coloring In the Blackcap Warbler Bird Coloring Page Although I personally have never met the blackcap warbler, his [...]
Vintage Cat Art Sketch to Color In from an Antique Coloring Book
A cat illustration for you to color in, from the pages of an antique coloring book! This free download is another page from the antique Children’s coloring book called The New Model Painting Book for Young People. The book has many other animal illustrations for you to color or paint, and the simplicity of line [...]
Goose and Goslings Page from Antique Coloring Book
Here is a vintage coloring book page of a goose with her goslings. This page is from an early 2oth century coloring book for children called The Model Painting Book for Young People. You can find other pages to color from this book here. Coloring in Your Mother Goose and Goslings Page The mother goose [...]
Hare and Leverets Coloring Page Free Download
A free printable coloring page of a hare and leverets, from The Model Painting Book for Young People, circa 1900. Just click on the image below for a larger printable version of the same. Coloring In your Furry Little Friends Did you know that a leveret is what we call a young hare (especially one less [...]
