Wonderful floral drop cap letter A image from a vintage children’s book. The letter A is done in turquoise with gold trim and surrounded by fern, a purple and yellow flower and other greenery. It would make a great addition to your next project. Even better, this floral drop cap image was used with eight other matching ones. Some letters appeared more than once but each was very different. You can find the other letters at the following links: B, H, S, S, S, T T and W.
The book was There Was a Little Girl. It was published in 1883 and identified the illustrator as Bertha M. Shaeffer.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.