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VINTAGE Decorative Design Elements – Ornamental Banners For Type
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7726 x 5436
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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VINTAGE Decorative Design Elements – Ornamental Banners For Type
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 5676 x 8086
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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VINTAGE Decorative Border Vignette Illustrations – Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9487 x 10997
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Steamboats – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9511 x 12897
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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ANTIQUE Original Old Print – Heraldry Crests c1900s Wild Animals
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- Resolution: 7606 x 10272 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1900
- Artist: Knight & Rumley
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HARE, Brown. Antique 1853 Stock Image. U.S.P.R.R Mammals Survey
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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DEKORATIVE Vorbilder, Friese und Eckstucke, Ornate Floral Friezes Design
This image was sourced from our original ‘Dekorative Vorbilder’ collection; A gorgeous collection of Art Nouveau decorative patterns, graphics and illustrations including plants, figures and animals. For draftsman, painters, graphic artists, decorators, sculptors and architects. Published in 1904 by Julius Hoffman, Stuttgart.
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- Resolution: 11286 x 16027 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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18TH CENTURY Intricate Floral and Cherub Frame Designs RACINET Antique Artwork
Here we have an original vintage print from the Auguste Racinet L’ornement Polycrome (1870) series. One of the finest collections of decorative arts from the 19th century, refered to for inspiration by many modern creators. Many interesting and useful design elements are waiting to be explored in this one piece! The purpose of the fantastic reproductions in L’Ornement polychrome were to inspire an improvement of the decorative arts of its time.
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- Resolution: 13087 x 18674 300dpi
- Year of Print: Estimated 1873
- Artist: Auguste Racinet
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Oriental Inspired Floral Pattern
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- Resolution: 5000px x 5000px
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Decorative Hatched Blackletter Font – CL Antique No.30
We’re breathing new life into antique type!
This font is part of our growing collection of restored typefaces, carefully revived from original specimens in the Century Library archive. Each one is a direct translation of the past – scanned, cleaned up, and converted into a working font so you can actually use these historic letterforms, not just look at them.
These aren’t modern interpretations or redesigns. What you see is what was once printed – charming imperfections and all. The character set is limited to what was available in the original source material, which varies from font to font.
Perfect for adding an authentic vintage feel to your designs – whether you’re working on a book cover, a poster, branding, or just something personal – these fonts carry all the texture, age, and personality you’d expect from type that’s over a century old.
- 1800s Typeface
- 19th Century Font
- Antique Font
- Antique Gothic Font
- Blackletter Font
- Blackletter Revival
- Bold Serif
- Book Cover Font
- Century Library
- Classic Blackletter
- Cloister Font
- Dark Typography
- Decorative Letters
- Decorative Typeface
- Diagonal Shading
- Display Font
- Display Lettering
- Dramatic Font Style
- Engraved Style
- Fraktur Typeface
- German Calligraphy
- gothic aesthetic
- Gothic Alphabet
- Gothic Display
- Gothic Font
- Hand Inked
- handcrafted font
- Hatched Blackletter
- Hatched Font
- Hatched Texture Font
- Heritage Font
- Historic Font
- Historical Gothic
- historical typeface
- Inked Lettering
- Macabre Style
- Medieval Font
- Old English Font
- Period Authentic Font
- Retro Font
- Retro Serif Font
- Serif Display Font
- Sharp Serif
- Tattoo Font
- Textura Style
- Traditional Lettering
- Typeface for Posters
- Typeface Restoration
- Typeface Revival
- Vintage Book Font
- Vintage Font
- Vintage Typography
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Cluster of Autumn Leaves with Mixed Green and Brown Shades
This image is part of our exquisite collection of vintage autumn leaf illustrations, meticulously revived from antique treasures. Each leaf comes as a high-resolution, transparent PNG file, perfect for graphic designers, illustrators, and creative hobbyists alike.
Use these botanical clipart pieces to elevate your projects, whether it’s for invitations, decor, branding, or packaging. Infuse your designs with the graceful charm of nature using these timeless, printable leaf graphics.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Engraved Spider Web Scene with Loft Window, Wooden Beams, and Dramatic Shadows
This image is part of a beautiful collection of highly detailed, engraved illustrations from the early 1800s – Originally discovered within a small book full of stories inspired by the English countryside. While I’m sure the stories are lovely, I couldn’t get over how incredible these illustrations were!
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Intricate Chinoiserie Toile De Jouy Line Art – Ornamental Decorative PNG Motifs
The image is 1 of 59 from the following collection: ‘Discover Toile De Jouy’s gorgeous style within this meticulously edited collection of 59 isolated PNG illustrations. Inside, you’ll discover a wonderfully detailed set of vintage illustrations with a subtle texture applied, making the illustration look like it has been printed with dark blue ink! It’s super effective and looks fantastic on light backgrounds.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Joyful Children Dancing in Vintage Engraved Toile Style
A Charming Mix of Vintage Illustrations – Pastoral Scenes, Mythical Figures & More
This image is part of a collection packed with beautifully restored vintage toile de jouy style illustrations. Think peaceful countryside scenes, graceful mythological figures, farm animals, and a good dose of that old-timey charm.
Whether you’re into junk journaling, crafting, branding, or just love adding a touch of vintage to your creative projects, there’s loads to play with here. You’ll find everything from shepherd boys and garden goddesses to hot air balloons, dancing villagers, and elegant birds – all cleaned up and ready to use.
Perfect for print, digital, or anything in between, this set brings a slice of history into your modern designs with plenty of character and detail.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Intricate Ornate Frame with 19th Century Floral and Geometric Motifs
This beautifully crafted frame features a blend of floral and geometric motifs inspired by 19th-century designs. Available in high-resolution PNG format with a transparent background, it is perfect for vintage-themed projects, invitations, and decorative layouts, adding a touch of elegance and historical charm.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- 19th-century
- Antique
- Art
- art deco
- baroque
- Border
- classic
- classic style
- Decorative
- Decorative Border
- decorative elements
- design elements
- detailed
- digital art
- elegant
- empty
- floral motifs
- Frame
- frame collection
- frame design
- Geometric
- heritage
- high resolution
- historical
- Intricate
- invitations
- old
- old-fashioned
- ornate design
- ornate frame
- Photograph
- PNG
- repurposed
- restoration
- retro
- Rococo
- traditional
- transparent
- vintage
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Dynamic Blue Heraldic Lion with Red Claws and Tongue from 1800s
A fierce and dynamic blue heraldic lion illustration meticulously restored from the 1800s. Featuring vibrant red claws and tongue, this artwork embodies strength and valor, making it suitable for medieval and historical design works.
- Resolution: 1431 x 1890
- Image Type(s): PNG
- 1800s
- animal symbol
- Artwork
- beast
- blue lion
- clipart
- Coat of Arms
- color contrast
- Crest
- Decoration
- Design
- digital asset
- Emblem
- Graphic
- heraldic lion
- Heraldry
- historical
- historical artwork
- historical illustration
- illustration
- Insignia
- lion illustration
- majestic
- medieval
- PNG
- powerful
- protector
- red claws
- red tongue
- restored
- traditional
- vintage
- Warrior
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Victorian Labels and Banners – Vintage Ornamental Design Assets in PNG, SVG, and EPS Formats
You’re looking at a vintage collection of beautifully decorative label/banner designs discovered within a late 1800s design book. These illustrations were extracted from their original backgrounds and converted to the following image formats: SVG (vector), EPS (vector), and, of course, PNG (300dpi raster image with transparent background).
- Image Type(s): EPS, SVG, PNG
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ANATOMY – Osteology – Antique 1800s Print – Rees’ Encyclopedia
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- Resolution: 7300px x 9475px
- Year of Print: 1800s
- Artist: Abraham Rees
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VINTAGE Decorative Design Elements – Banners for Type
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7587 x 5286
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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ANTIQUE Botanical Print – Variety of Botany Illustrations – 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck’s “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9191 x 7294 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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DEKORATIVE Vorbilder II, Vignetten. Beautifully Ornate Designs
This image was sourced from our original ‘Dekorative Vorbilder’ collection; A gorgeous collection of Art Nouveau decorative patterns, graphics and illustrations including plants, figures and animals. For draftsman, painters, graphic artists, decorators, sculptors and architects. Published in 1904 by Julius Hoffman, Stuttgart.
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- Resolution: 11532 x 16330 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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XVIII CENTURY Floral Border Frame / Ceiling Art and Design RACINET Lithograph Artwork
Here we have an original vintage print from the Auguste Racinet L’ornement Polycrome (1870) series. One of the finest collections of decorative arts from the 19th century, refered to for inspiration by many modern creators. Many interesting and useful design elements are waiting to be explored in this one piece! The purpose of the fantastic reproductions in L’Ornement polychrome were to inspire an improvement of the decorative arts of its time.
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- Resolution: 13087 x 18674 300dpi
- Year of Print: Estimated 1873
- Artist: Auguste Racinet
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Golden Moth With Patterned Wings And Teal Head
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Handwritten Letter with Transparent Background
This image is part of a curated collection that showcases a diverse range of vintage document designs and typographic art, featuring intricate letterhead logos, ornate receipts, and decorative printed overlays. Each piece captures the elegance of historical print styles—from German heraldic flourishes and British typographic traditions to antique invoices and lottery tickets. Perfect for design enthusiasts, crafters, and historians alike, these images offer a nostalgic glimpse into the artistry of printed communication, blending handwritten and printed text with ornamental details and transparent overlays.
- Resolution: 2670px x 2457px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Victorian Handwritten Letter (1895) – Alfred Bullock – Antique Calligraphy & Ephemera
This image is part of a curated collection that showcases a diverse range of vintage document designs and typographic art, featuring intricate letterhead logos, ornate receipts, and decorative printed overlays. Each piece captures the elegance of historical print styles—from German heraldic flourishes and British typographic traditions to antique invoices and lottery tickets. Perfect for design enthusiasts, crafters, and historians alike, these images offer a nostalgic glimpse into the artistry of printed communication, blending handwritten and printed text with ornamental details and transparent overlays.
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Vintage Book Cover Texture – Distressed Red Leather Background
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Grey-lined Hawk Vintage Color Illustration
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Set of Isolated Fruit Line Art Illustrations – SVG, EPS, and PNG Formats
You’re looking at a set of wonderfully restored fruit lineart Illustrations. These antique images were extracted from their original background and converted to the following image formats: SVG (vector), EPS (vector), and, of course, PNG (300dpi raster image with transparent background).
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SURGERY – Various Surgical Operations on Humans – Antique 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck’s “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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BOTANICAL Seville Orange 1880 Antique Stock Image. Wiliam Mackenzie
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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RENAISSANCE Decorative Floral Design RACINET Plate LI Vintage Art
Here we have an original vintage print from the Auguste Racinet L’ornement Polycrome (1870) series. One of the finest collections of decorative arts from the 19th century, refered to for inspiration by many modern creators. Many interesting and useful design elements are waiting to be explored in this one piece! The purpose of the fantastic reproductions in L’Ornement polychrome were to inspire an improvement of the decorative arts of its time.
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- Resolution: 12433 x 17740 300dpi
- Year of Print: Estimated 1873
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Autumn Maple Leaf Corner Border with Warm Brown Foliage Design
This image is part of our exquisite collection of vintage autumn leaf illustrations, meticulously revived from antique treasures. Each leaf comes as a high-resolution, transparent PNG file, perfect for graphic designers, illustrators, and creative hobbyists alike.
Use these botanical clipart pieces to elevate your projects, whether it’s for invitations, decor, branding, or packaging. Infuse your designs with the graceful charm of nature using these timeless, printable leaf graphics.
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