Floral drop cap letter I image, one of a set of six matching drop cap letters. Along with the letter I, the set of drop caps includes: C, E, H, L, and T.
Most of the images from Godey’s Lady’s Book are related to lady’s and home fashions, these are a wonderful exception to that and are from an 1854 issue of the magazine
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.