Black and white drawing of a footed floral vase. Trimmed with twigs and decorated with flowers, berries and leaves, this household drawing depicts what would most likely have been a very expensive, decorative vase when it was made.
It’s such a shame that they didn’t identify an illustrator when they published The Girl’s Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886.
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.