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Heraldic Hand Holding Red Roses Vintage Illustration
A vintage heraldic image featuring a hand holding a bouquet of three red roses. This isolated PNG image captures the elegance and symbolism often associated with medieval and noble iconography. The hand is delicately drawn, with detailed features that emphasize the historic artistry. Ideal for use in designs that require a touch of tradition and heritage.
- Resolution: 693 x 915
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Ribbon Banner Designs in SVG, PNG, and EPS Image Formats – Decorative Vintage Line Art Illustrations
You’re looking at a wonderful trio of decorative ribbon 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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Handwritten Note 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: 3140px x 4455px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Print 1881 Bird on Branch
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 5697 x 7906 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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Antique Postcard Texture with International Stamps and Handwriting Overlays
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- aged
- aged paper background
- Ancient
- Antique
- antique correspondence
- dirty
- distressed postal design
- ephemera collage material
- grunge mail surface
- handwritten letter overlay
- historical script
- international stamps
- mail art background
- old
- old envelope texture
- Paper
- postage stamp details
- postal marks
- postcard texture
- retro
- rough
- script paper texture
- stucco
- Texture
- vintage
- vintage handwriting
- Wallpaper
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Handcrafted Floral Wreath SVG and PNG Designs – Victorian Downloadable Design Assets
You’re looking at a vintage collection of beautifully illustrated laurel wreath designs discovered in 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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High Quality Antique Paper Texture Isolated from Background – No.5
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- Resolution: 4256px x 6626px
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Toile De Jouy Chinoiserie PNG Illustration of Ornamental Floral Bouquet in Decorative Vase
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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Vertical Ornate Frame Set with Floral and Decorative Details from 19th Century
A vertical set of ornate frames inspired by 19th-century designs, featuring floral and decorative details. Each piece is carefully restored and provided in a high-resolution PNG format with a transparent background, making it easy to use in a variety of projects including invitations, book covers, certificates, or as decorative elements in digital design.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- 19th-century
- Antique
- arabesque
- Art
- art deco
- baroque
- certificates
- classic style
- Decoration
- Decorative
- decorative borders
- design elements
- detailed
- digital design
- elegant
- Floral
- floral design
- Frame
- frame collection
- frame set
- heritage
- high resolution
- historical
- Intricate
- invitations
- old
- old-fashioned
- Ornate
- PNG
- repurposed
- restoration
- retro
- Rococo
- traditional
- transparent
- vector
- vertical frames
- vintage
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Old Color PNG of a Barn Owl
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- Resolution: 1479x2740
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Botanical Frame Line Art with Flourish Details
Detailed vintage line art frame with botanical elements and flourish details, perfect for decorative design projects like certificates and invitations.
- Resolution: 3557px x 5378px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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ANATOMY – Skeleton – Osteology – Antique 1800s Print
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- Resolution: 7331px x 9501px
- Year of Print: 1800s
- Artist: Abraham Rees
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VIGNETTE Bird Illustrations – Vintage 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: 9014 x 12872
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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1903 Various British Countryside Moth Species – F. Edward Hulme 1903
You’re looking at a beautiful illustration from the ‘Butterflies & Moths of the Countryside’ series by F. Edward Hulme. These antique pieces of art, created in 1903, have lasted the test of time, and the colours are stunning.
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- Resolution: 6073 x 8480 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1903
- Artist: Edward Hulme
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Vintage Handwritten Music Sheet Paper Texture – Worn and Aged No.5
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- Resolution: 6900px x 10000px
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Frontal View of Human Skull with Detailed Shading and Engraved Labels
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Vintage Envelope Scan with Red One Penny Postage Stamp No.3
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- Resolution: 4557px x 2650px
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Round Ornate Frame with Floral and Decorative 19th Century Motifs
A beautifully detailed round frame featuring floral and decorative motifs from the 19th century. This high-resolution PNG image with a transparent background adds a touch of vintage elegance to any project, ideal for use in digital art, invitations, and as a sophisticated decorative element.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- 19th-century
- Antique
- arabesque
- Art
- art deco
- baroque
- Border
- classic style
- Decoration
- Decorative
- Decorative Border
- Design
- design elements
- detailed
- digital art
- elegant
- Floral
- Frame
- frame collection
- frame design
- heritage
- high resolution
- historical
- Intricate
- invitations
- old-fashioned
- Ornate
- Ornate Border
- PNG
- repurposed
- restoration
- retro
- Rococo
- round frame
- traditional
- transparent
- vintage
- vintage design
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Vintage Floral Wreath Line Art Illustration – A Circular Frame of Flowers
You’re looking at a floral wreath illustration that we have constructed using a selection of various botanical design elements. Each of these floral line art images was extracted from its original background and converted to the following image formats: SVG (vector), EPS (vector), and, of course, PNG (300dpi raster image with transparent background).
- Image Type(s): ESP, SVG, PNG
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DECORATIVE Text Banners and Invoice Template – 1800’s Type Foundry Stock Print
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: 8921 x 12094
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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Marble Blue and Red Tiled Pattern No.1
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- Resolution: 5000px x 4880px
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Engraved BORDER Illustration of Butterflies on Blossoming Branch with Floral Details
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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Victorian Toile De Jouy Print with Draped Canopy, Ladies, and Nature Scenes
Vintage Toile de Jouy Patterned Backgrounds – Ornate, Classical, and Full of Charm
This wonderful background is from a collection that features a beautiful range of vintage Toile de Jouy-style patternes, carefully restored from antique prints. Packed with intricate scenes of rural life, mythological figures, classical architecture, elegant florals, and decorative motifs, these designs are perfect for adding timeless elegance to your creative projects.
You’ll find everything from aristocrats and animals to hot air balloons and garden scenes, all woven into that iconic French toile style.
Whether you’re working on a junk journal, printable paper pack, or a more refined design project, this bundle is a go-to for vintage lovers looking to add depth, texture, and character to their work.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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ZOOLOGY – Butterflies, Moths, Dragonfly, Insects, Flys – 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: 9128 x 7284 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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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: 9202 x 7236 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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Vintage Globes and Birds Heraldry Vector Collection Featuring Spherical Maps, Scroll, and Eagles
This vector sheet offers a collection of vintage heraldic illustrations featuring globes, spherical maps, scrolls, and birds like eagles, all rendered in a classic engraving style. These elements embody the historical and symbolic richness of traditional heraldry, making this collection ideal for vintage-themed design projects, historical illustrations, or decorative art focusing on heraldic symbols and emblems.
- Image Type(s): EPS, SVG, PNG
- armory
- Birds
- Black and white
- classic art
- classic engraving
- Coat of Arms
- decorative elements
- detailed artwork
- eagles
- engraving style
- globes
- hand-drawn
- Heraldic Art
- heraldic symbols
- Heraldry
- heritage
- historical
- illustration
- intricate design
- medieval symbolism
- ornate design
- Scroll
- spherical maps
- symbolic imagery
- traditional art
- traditional emblem
- vector
- vector illustration
- vintage
- vintage collection
- vintage design
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Hand-Carved Block Letter Font – Bold and Textured 1800s Woodcut Style (CL Antique No.6)
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.
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Vintage Colored Illustration of a Pair of Bird Wings
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- Resolution: 1509px x 618px
Antique Handwritten Receipt / Check
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- Resolution: 7737px x 4523px
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Large Brown Moth with Eye Spots Illustration from the 1800s – Vintage Transparent PNG Insect Art
A vintage illustration from the 1800s of a large brown moth with prominent eye spots on its wings. The moth’s detailed wings are spread wide, showing the eye-catching patterns and texture, symbolizing the wonders of insect life.
- Resolution: 3298 × 2276
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Colored Illustration of Two Butterflies on a Flower
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- Resolution: 2095px x 4253px
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DEKORATIVE Vorbilder II, Friese, Mittel und Eckstucke. Ornamental Artwork
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: 11519 x 16381 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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Vintage Colored Illustration of a Cacoon on a Flower Stem
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- Resolution: 2126px x 5077px
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Isolated Vintage Ornament Frames and Design Assets in PNG, SVG, and EPS Formats
You’re looking at a wonderful set of decorative vintage design assets 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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Vintage Scan of Grunge and Dirty Cream Envelope Texture No.1
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- Resolution: 3081px x 6831px
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STRAWBERRIES – Antique Garden Fruits Artwork – Victorian 1890 Original
You’re looking at an original, beautifully coloured chromolithograph print from ‘The Fruit Grower’s Guide’ by John Wright May Rivers, published by H. Virtue & Company in 1890.
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- Resolution: 7300 x 9700 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1890
- Artist: John Wright May Rivers
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Decorative Antique Receipt Paper Scan with Handwriting and Stamp
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- Resolution: 6545px x 3985px
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Textured Blackletter Font – Gothic Antique Typeface with Rough Ink Texture (CL Antique No.13)
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.
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Stunning United States Postcard Sample with Stamps and Handwritten New York Address
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: 2890px x 1754px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Cream Paper Downloadable Texture
- Resolution: 4721px x 6193px
- Image Type(s): JPG
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Retro Transparent PNG of a Hummingbird
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- Resolution: 2669 × 1341
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Antique Paper Ephemera Scan – Receipt No.4
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- Resolution: 5550px x 6705px
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Vintage Paper Texture – No.51
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- Resolution: 3500px x 5000px
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Vintage 1800s Brown and Yellow Dragonfly Illustration – Antique Transparent PNG Art
This exquisite 1800s illustration depicts a brown and yellow dragonfly. The vintage artwork highlights the dragonfly’s vibrant colors and detailed wing structure, rendered in a transparent PNG format for versatile modern use.
- Resolution: 1320 × 779
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Antique Paper Texture with Handwritten 1868 Calligraphy and Stamp
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- Resolution: 4305px x 6641px
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations Related to Mourning and Death – 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: 9439 x 13075
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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DECORATIVE Text Banners and Invoice Templates – 1800’s Type Foundry Stock Print
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: 8933 x 12811
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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Vintage Ornate Heraldry Frames and Emblems Vector Collection Featuring Owl, Eagle, Crown, and Foliage
A detailed vector sheet showcasing an assortment of vintage heraldry frames, emblems, and symbols. This collection features intricately designed ornamental frames, including those adorned with crowns, eagles, and an owl, each embodying historical and decorative significance in heraldic art. The elements are rendered in a classic engraving style, perfect for use in traditional design projects, historical reenactments, or vintage-themed artwork.
- Image Type(s): EPS, SVG, PNG
- vector
- ornate frames
- symbols
- classic engraving
- ornamental design
- vintage design
- armory
- detailed design
- ornamental frames
- decorative symbols
- traditional emblem
- engraving style
- detailed artwork
- decorative elements
- vintage collection
- vector illustration
- traditional art
- historical
- ornate design
- hand-drawn
- classic art
- heritage
- illustration
- medieval
- vintage
- Foliage
- Black and white
- Heraldic Art
- Emblems
- Insignia
- Design
- Eagle
- Coat of Arms
- Heraldry
- Owl
- Crown
- Intricate
- Decorative
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VINTAGE Decorative Design Elements – Ornate Japanese Antique 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: 7487 x 5473
- 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: 7793 x 5215
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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