You can’t get much more vintage than 1651. This floral drop cap frame is over 360 years old. Add any letter in the font of your choice for a custom look.

The author called him a chagrinned tortoise. Maybe it was his smile. He’s a black and white tortoise drawing with a sweet smile and he’s in the public domain.

Charming drawing of mother and daughter sewing together. Dates back to a 1907 book on Hungarian folklore.

No matter what sort of paper crafting you do, there’s always a need for patterned paper. This vintage green floral endpaper is well-aged and delicate.

Vintage Wilson’s phalarope nest drawing from 1882. Public domain bird drawing featuring a bird and his nest with 4 eggs.

Circles upon circles surrounded by circles in this circle medallion from 1875. A somewhat simple design but one that looks pretty cool to me.

Such a sweet-looking little home. This vintage cottage engraving depicts a 2-story suburban home for families of 1867.

Waiting for Santa. A sweet vintage Clapsaddle postcard with two little ones desperately trying to catch Santa. One’s already asleep the other is yawning.

Evening dress in 1881 featuring a bodice and jacket pattern from a fashion magazine. The idea of sewing something like this makes me absolutely cringe.

A charming little, black and white drawing of a trio of kids fishing. The fishing pole is three times the size of the children. So fun.

Great vintage image for a coloring page, an imperial dahlia drawing from 1867. Big beautiful flower with leaves and buds. Public domain and free to download.

Vintage brussels sprouts drawing. It’s from a magazine from 1867 and in the public domain. B/W drawing of plant with sprouts ready for picking.

Vintage metal wheelbarrow drawing from 1861. A great black and white illustration to use with your own art and creative projects.

Spooky, yet charming black cat face drawing for Halloween. A great piece to add a little feline charm to your holiday projects.

Vintage advertising image from 1867. Universal Wringer clothes washer from when doing laundry meant turning a crank to squeeze the water out of the clothes.

Vintage bee engraving from an advertisement for a beekeeping book. It’s from 1867, so, it’s fully in the public domain.

Sweet little, vintage drawing of a sunset over water with seagulls and a sailboat.

I love the sound of the bassoon. And hopefully, you’ll love the public domain bassoon drawing I have to share with you. Wonderfully vintage and PD too!

Such a pretty face in this vintage mermaid drawing from 1888. She is busily tending her hair whilst riding the waves of the sea.

Hugely popular work during the 15th and 16th centuries, Cosmographia; contained a number of Sebastian Munster’s sea monsters; including this toothy fellow.

This fellow is copied from the Bayeux Tapestry. The vintage Norman Armor drawing features the fashion of armor from the time. I like the cartoonish look of it.

Vintage botanical jack in the pulpit drawing. These fascinating plants have a number of different names for the species identified as Arum maculatum.

Kindergarten. What a fun time for children. They learn so much, while having fun. This schoolroom drawing depicts a bit of everything they get to explore.

Black and white vintage turtle skeleton drawing from a French natural history encyclopedia. It’s the work of Jean-Charles Chenu and was published in 1856.

A little girl examines and umbrella in this vintage drawing.

Vintage black and white carriage drawing from a wonderful book all about time and timepieces.

Small vintage drawing of a penny-farthing or high wheel bicycle.

A curious conveyance, the bath chair. A quite elegant and comfy early version of the wheelchair perhaps? Or just a 1750’s version of ultimate indulgence?

Vintage fig tree drawing from 1867. This black and white, public domain drawing is full of fruit and standing tall.

Quite the sweet drop cap letter is this one. Vintage letter Q image with a white letter on a black background with leaves, vines and a central flower.

Vintage Washington Map from a 1911 encyclopedia. It has the distinction of being the only state named for a former president.