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Decorative Baroque Inspired Frame Illustration
We discovered a gorgeous print full of individual Baroque design elements and decided to create a plethora of custom frames and borders. Fantastic for wedding invitations, packaging, branding and so much more.
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Distressed Coffee Stained Sepia Toned Fabric Vintage Background Texture
- Resolution: 5190px x 6877px
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Intricate Botanical Inspired Floral Pattern Background No.1
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- Resolution: 5000px x 5000px
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Antique 1800s Black and Orange Moth Illustration with Detailed Wing Patterns – Vintage Transparent PNG Art
A detailed illustration from the 1800s of a black and orange moth with intricate wing patterns. The vintage artwork showcases the moth’s vibrant color scheme and delicate structure, preserved in a transparent PNG format for modern use.
- Resolution: 3461 × 1460
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Heraldry Wildlife Icon Illustrations in SVG, PNG, and EPS Format
You’re looking at a vintage collection of animal illustrations from a book on Heraldic Design. Each image 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) for the modern creator.
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Vintage PNG Color Illustration of a Goat Head Banner Design Element Piece
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- Resolution: 2918px x 935px
Young Woman Gracefully Swinging on Decorated Floral Vine Garlands
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.
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Decorative Handwritten Letter with RPK Stamp and 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: 5166px x 6392px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Antique 1800s Beige and Red Moth Illustration with Spotted Wings – Vintage Transparent PNG Insect Art
A vintage illustration from the 1800s featuring a beige and red moth with spotted wings. This antique artwork is preserved in a transparent PNG format, showcasing the moth’s vibrant colors and intricate wing patterns.
- Resolution: 2441 × 1674
- Image Type(s): PNG
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A Detailed Line Art Illustration of a Giraffe
You’re looking at a wonderfully restored Illustration of a Giraffe. The original antique image 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).
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Vintage Decorative Line Art Illustration – Floral – Border – Frame – Pattern No.118
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- Resolution: 2301px x 3203px
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Antique Paper Ephemera Scan – Receipt No.1
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- Resolution: 7171px x 9118px
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DECORATIVE Frames and Wreaths for Type and Logos – Vintage Stock Illustrations
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: 8899 x 12702
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Print 1881 Heron Bird
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: 5576 x 7892 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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Antique Floral Wallpaper Texture with Basket Motif and Ornate Botanical Engraving
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- Victorian wall pattern
- vintage botanical repeat
- baroque botanical print
- engraved wallpaper design
- historical ephemera texture
- detailed floral arrangement
- flower basket motif
- floral wallpaper texture
- symmetrical floral design
- faded parchment texture
- antique decorative surface
- collage background
- aged paper background
- botanical engraving
- ornate pattern
- venetian
- aged
- stucco
- vintage
- retro
- old
- Antique
- Paper
- Wallpaper
- Texture
- Pattern
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BOTANICAL – A Miscellaneous Selection of Vintage Flower Illustrations
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: 8966 x 12765
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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19th Century World Map – Chief Countries and Their Colonies
An antique world map from the 19th century showcasing chief countries and their colonies during the period. The map uses Mercator’s projection and highlights the global political landscape, including colonial possessions.
- Resolution: 7272 x 5100
- Image Type(s): JPG
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Aged Paper Texture with Vintage Handwriting and Coffee Stains for Background Use
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- age
- aged
- aged document
- aging
- Ancient
- Antique
- antique manuscript
- archival paper
- backgrounds
- blank
- Book
- burnt
- canvas
- cardboard
- coffee ring stain
- decay
- dirty
- distressed paper
- document
- empty
- grunge paper texture
- Handwriting Overlay
- historical document
- ink stains
- letter
- obsolete
- old
- old paper background
- pages
- Paper
- parchment
- parchment texture
- retro
- rough
- sheet
- stain
- stained
- stucco
- textured backdrop
- torn
- vintage
- vintage handwriting
- Wallpaper
- weathered
- weathered surface
- worn paper
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Floral Chinoiserie Toile De Jouy Line Art – Ornamental Decorative PNG Illustration
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.
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Vintage Frame with Tree Motif and Nature Elements Line Art
Vintage frame with a tree motif and nature elements, isolated as a transparent PNG. Perfect for nature-themed designs or artistic layouts.
- Resolution: 3624px x 5461px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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DEKORATIVE Vorbilder VI, Naturalistische Pflanzenfriese, Floral Dividers 1904
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: 11608 x 16394 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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Japanese Inspired Floral Background Pattern No.1
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- Resolution: 5000px x 5000px
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Vintage Crest Monogram Font – Heraldic Letter Frames from Antique Books (CL Antique No.8)
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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Luxurious Navy Toile De Jouy Peony Bouquet with Ornamental Chinoiserie Motifs PNG
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.
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Botanical Laurel Wreath PNG and SVG Designs – Vintage Hand-Drawn 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).
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ANTIQUE Anatomy Print – 1800s Rees’ Encyclopedia
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- Resolution: 7279px x 9420px
- Year of Print: 1800s
- Artist: Abraham Rees
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VINTAGE Cycling Illustrations – Bikes and Cycles Stock Images
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: 8952 x 12728
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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ZOOLOGY – Variety of Sea Shells and Coral Samples – 1851 Antique 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: 9516 x 7966 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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Nature Inspired Floral Tiled Background No.6
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- Resolution: 5000px x 5000px
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DEKORATIVE Vorbilder IX, Butterflies, Bees, Wasps, and More
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: 11634 x 16344 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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Side View of Human Skull with Detailed Engraving and Shading Lines
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Vintage Line Art PNG Illustration of a Decorative Circle Pattern No.1
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- Resolution: 3371px x 3377px
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17TH & 18TH Century – Decorative Weaving and Embroidery – 1889 Print
Here we have a wonderful chromolithograph print from Heinrich Dolmetsch’s “Der Ornamentenschatz – Ein Musterbuch stilvoller Ornamente aus allen Kunstepochen”. Published by Stuttgart, Hoffmann. A celebrated collection of ornamental/decorative designs and artwork inspired by various geographical regions and movements of the 16th / 17th and 18th century.
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- Resolution: 7738 x 11836 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1889
- Artist: Heinrich Dolmetsch
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ANTIQUE BOTANICAL Large Print – Francis George Heath – Various Ferns 1885
We’re pleased to share one of our beautifully preserved, full colour, large lithograph botanical fern illustrations by Francis George Heath. Printed in 1885, all editions of this work are sought after and very scarce, so we were elated to get our hands on one! The original book contained 15 plates and was £625! The full collection can be found by clicking on the Artists’ name below.
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- Resolution: 10126 x 13657 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1885
- Artist: Francis George Heath
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Hand Painted Floral Wreath PNG Design Asset
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- Resolution: 1568px x 665px
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Victorian Ornamental Drop Cap Font – Restored 19th Century Decorative Letters (CL Antique No.1)
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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Romantic Engraved Still Life of Old Books, Magnifying Glass, and Writing Tools
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!
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Ornate Corner Frame with Intricate Scrollwork Design
This beautifully restored 19th-century frame features an intricate corner scrollwork design with delicate, detailed embellishments. Ideal for enhancing design projects that require a touch of vintage elegance, this ornate frame is perfect for invitations, posters, or decorative elements.
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Decorative Ornate Border Line Art with Classic Flourishes
A beautifully detailed ornate border line art with classic flourishes, perfect for traditional invitations, certificates, and decorative projects.
- Resolution: 3672px x 5529px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Set of 7 Hand Drawn Floral Arrangements – Vintage Line Art Wreath Like Illustrations
You’re looking at a wonderful collection of restored vintage botanical illustrations that we have manipulated and combined to form a delightful set of floral dividers. 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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VINTAGE Selection of Marketing / Sign Vignette Illustrations – 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: 8783 x 9806
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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Decorative Gothic Drop Cap Font with Eclectic Ornamental Letters from Historic Sources (CL Antique No.12)
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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Decorative Calligraphy Handwriting Overlay from Postcard – Stamp and Royal Seal
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: 4661px x 2799px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Leaping Hound Study With Detailed Fur Texture In Motion
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.
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Decorative Floral Wreaths and Frames for Invitations – Vintage Line Art Illustrations – Downloadable Clip Art in PNG, SVG, and EPS Formats
You’re looking at a beautifully ornate set of floral wreaths and a chinoiserie-styled frame 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).
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Minimalistic Green Floral Vintage Background
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- Resolution: 5000px x 5000px
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Engraved Butterfly Resting on Blooming Flower with Buds and Textured Background
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!
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Vintage Daisy Floral Border Vector & PNG Illustration Pack
Discover 11 premade frames and 25 DIY daisy floral elements in this vintage vector and PNG illustration pack—perfect for invitations, crafts, and more.
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- Image Type(s): PNG and SVG Vector
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