# 20th century vector art

> Published 20th century vectors in the MyLaserTools Art Library, including historical illustrations and generated artwork where available. Personal and commercial use is subject to each file's source terms.

- **Open the tag:** https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/tag/20th-century
- **Collection listings:** 4,654
- **Across:** 40 collections
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## Collections holding this subject

- [Medieval](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval.md): Dragons, castles, knights and manuscript borders from medieval and heraldic sources.
- [Japanese](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese.md): Waves, koi, cranes and family crests from Japanese pattern books and Hokusai's sketchbooks.
- [Chinese](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese.md): Cloud scrolls, dragons, peonies and lattice fretwork from Chinese ornament sources.
- [Botanical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical.md): Flowers, ferns, leaves and wreaths traced from nineteenth-century botanical plates.
- [Celtic](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/celtic.md): Interlaced knotwork, spirals and carved crosses recorded from standing stones and metalwork.
- [Egyptian](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/egyptian.md): Ankhs, scarabs, lotus motifs and hieroglyphic borders from Egyptological plates.
- [Celestial](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/celestial.md): Moon phases, constellations, zodiac figures and star charts from historical atlases.
- [Nautical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical.md): Anchors, compass roses, whales, rigging and knots from maritime sources.
- [Creatures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures.md): Beasts, sea monsters, shells and insects from early natural history engravings.
- [Figures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/figures.md): Silhouettes, costume plates, dancers and portrait studies of the human figure.
- [Astronomical Volvelles](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/cyberpunk.md): Paper volvelles from Apian's Astronomicum Caesareum: layered star discs, planetary dials, moon phase wheels and zodiac calendars.
- [Archaeology](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/archaeology.md): Greek vases, carved reliefs, ruins and excavated artifacts from archaeological reports.
- [Dark Academia](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/dark-academia.md): Anatomy, moths, lettering and architecture drawn together into one studious, shadowed look.
- [Cottagecore](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/cottagecore.md): Wildflowers, songbirds, herbs and folk borders for a soft, rural, hand-made feel.
- [Gothic](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/gothic.md): Tracery, crosses, ravens, skulls and pointed arches for high-contrast gothic work.
- [Art Nouveau](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/art-nouveau.md): Whiplash florals, monogram panels and sinuous borders in the Art Nouveau manner.
- [Whimsigoth](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/whimsigoth.md): Moons, stars, zodiac symbols, serpents and open hands for a mystical, witchy mood.
- [Chinoiserie](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinoiserie.md): Peonies, cranes, pagodas and fretwork in the European chinoiserie decorative style.
- [Transport](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/transport.md): Carriages, spoked wheels, ships, locomotives and bicycles from trade catalogues and engineering plates.
- [Architecture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/architecture.md): Gothic windows, tracery, carved panels, columns and arches measured from real buildings.
- [Alphabets & Initials](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/alphabets.md): Decorated initials, monograms and full alphabets from sign-painting and printers' books.
- [Borders & Frames](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/borders.md): Borders, frames, corner pieces and cartouches to run around a sign, tag or panel.
- [Patterns & Ornaments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments.md): Rosettes, knots, frets, scrolls and repeat patterns that stand on their own, from pattern books and needlework manuals.
- [Heraldry](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/heraldry.md): Crests, shields, coats of arms, badges and crowns from heraldic handbooks.
- [Ephemera](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ephemera.md): Postage stamps, postmarks, apothecary labels, tickets and seals for collage and journalling.
- [Labels](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/labels.md): Poison labels, prescription blanks, cologne and bitters labels, and the ornamental frames a chemist overprinted with a shop name.
- [Insects](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/insects.md): Butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonflies and bees from hand-engraved entomology plates.
- [Fungi](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/fungi.md): Mushrooms, toadstools, bracket fungi and lichens from mycological iconographies.
- [Birds](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/birds.md): Songbirds, owls and waterfowl, with the eggs, nests and feathers that go with them.
- [Mechanical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/mechanical.md): Gears, cams, linkages, valves and whole engines, lifted from Victorian engineering plates where every part is drawn as clean line.
- [Tools & Instruments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/tools.md): Compasses, calipers, theodolites, lancets and lathe work, engraved when an instrument was drawn as carefully as a portrait.
- [Steampunk](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/steampunk.md): Brass, cogs, boilers and airships. The machine age as it drew itself, pulled together from engineering, flight and clockwork plates.
- [Apothecary](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/apothecary.md): Herbals, retorts, phials and remedies. The old pharmacy, from Culpeper and Blackwell through to laboratory glass.
- [Art Deco](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/art-deco.md): Sunbursts, chevrons, fans and stepped geometry, from the 1925 Paris exposition and the pattern books that followed it.
- [Occult](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/occult.md): Sigils, seals and pentacles, alchemical emblems, zodiac figures and the reading of hands, engraved when magic was printed as carefully as botany.
- [Angels & Demons](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/angels-demons.md): Winged figures and horned ones. Dore's seraphim and the engraved imps of the Dictionnaire Infernal, from the century that illustrated both with equal care.
- [Objects & Furniture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/objects.md): Chairs, clocks, keys, lamps and teapots, drawn from the pattern books cabinet-makers and silversmiths worked from, where every object is a clean measured elevation.
- [Kitchen and Confectionery](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/kitchen.md): Towering wedding cakes and trembling jellies with the moulds that shaped them, whisks, kettles and the kitchen range, from the cookery books and tinware catalogues of a Victorian kitchen.
- [Toys and Games](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/toys-games.md): Dolls in bonnets, rocking horses, sleds, card backs and the cups and balls of a parlour conjuror, from the toy and sporting goods catalogues of the 1880s to the 1900s.
- [Vintage Tech](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/vintage-tech.md): Wall telephones and telegraph keys, glass lamp shades, humming dynamos and bellows cameras, from the years when electric light was new and every camera folded out on bellows.

## Pieces tagged 20th century

- [Rosette strip border - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/rosette-strip-border-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-1vmt9nf)
- [Rosette grid pattern - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/rosette-grid-pattern-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-zdqjgd)
- [Crowned royal cipher 01 - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/crowned-royal-cipher-01-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1-ih615n)
- [Carved finial - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/carved-finial-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-1011o4d)
- [Carved font bowl - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/carved-font-bowl-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-11l4zea)
- [Twin lancet window - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/twin-lancet-window-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-1tns0ky)
- [Carved octagonal font - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/carved-octagonal-font-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-190-1lrmwnw)
- [Flower tile band - A Series of Manuals of Gothic Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/flower-tile-band-a-series-of-manuals-of-gothic-ornament-1900-12i19ud)
- [Winged figure ornament - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/winged-figure-ornament-handbook-of-ornament-1900-4ri8v)
- [Lion in roundel - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/lion-in-roundel-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-1qahlka)
- [Frieze with two beasts - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/frieze-with-two-beasts-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-deco-r5bf5r)
- [Narrow frieze with griffins - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/narrow-frieze-with-griffins-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-apna94)
- [Castle seal with portrait roundels - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/castle-seal-with-portrait-roundels-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-jroi63)
- [Swan in roundel - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/swan-in-roundel-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-b5nd0o)
- [Anthemion palmette 09 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/anthemion-palmette-09-handbook-of-ornament-1900-o2xl17)
- [Anthemion palmette 01 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/anthemion-palmette-01-handbook-of-ornament-1900-y4eyhi)
- [Rose roundel - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/rose-roundel-handbook-of-ornament-1900-1vrxtfk)
- [Petalled rosette roundel - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/petalled-rosette-roundel-handbook-of-ornament-1900-1pb8rj6)
- [Rose with bud and hip - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/rose-with-bud-and-hip-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decor-16uxgk0)
- [Eagle pendant jewel - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/eagle-pendant-jewel-handbook-of-ornament-1900-2ba5m8)
- [Scrolled shield cartouche 02 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/scrolled-shield-cartouche-02-handbook-of-ornament-1900-hhhhfm)
- [Sun face shield - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/sun-face-shield-handbook-of-ornament-1900-2vgwka)
- [Mitred shield with mantling - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/mitred-shield-with-mantling-handbook-of-ornament-1900-zctdsu)
- [Crowned shield with mantling 01 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/crowned-shield-with-mantling-01-handbook-of-ornament-1900-1gf3p68)
- [Galero over tasselled shield - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/galero-over-tasselled-shield-handbook-of-ornament-1900-zwufqp)
- [Order collar with a lamb - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/order-collar-with-a-lamb-handbook-of-ornament-1900-78qz6a)
- [Heraldic banner on a lance - Handbook of Ornament - 1900 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/heraldic-banner-on-a-lance-handbook-of-ornament-1900-handbook-of-m6efsj)
- [Double eagle crest 01 - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/double-eagle-crest-01-handbook-of-ornament-1900-166sgpl)
- [Perched eagle plaque - Handbook of Ornament - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/perched-eagle-plaque-handbook-of-ornament-1900-hz3gro)
- [Helm and shield with mantling - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/helm-and-shield-with-mantling-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-yekqi)
- [Boar head crest on helm - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/boar-head-crest-on-helm-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-dec-1bi7m7f)
- [Crested helm with crowns shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/crested-helm-with-crowns-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-use-1rikcle)
- [Shield with diagonal hatching - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/shield-with-diagonal-hatching-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-uy5sr6)
- [Shield with dots - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/shield-with-dots-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-1oa0evv)
- [Stained glass lion shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/stained-glass-lion-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-d-1b5inyk)
- [Garter seal with quartered shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/garter-seal-with-quartered-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-u-18y900o)
- [Shield with fleurs-de-lis and ribbon - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/shield-with-fleurs-de-lis-and-ribbon-heraldry-and-floral-forms-a-1noay3j)
- [Two figures holding a shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/two-figures-holding-a-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-i-1vqxx8s)
- [Barry pily shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/barry-pily-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoratio-1xhfwvk)
- [Barry pily and compony shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/barry-pily-and-compony-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-1mnf9r8)
- [Door knocker with cartouche - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/door-knocker-with-cartouche-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-1i3g0yj)
- [Seal with helm and quartered shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/seal-with-helm-and-quartered-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-dgudo0)
- [Round seal with lion and lozengy shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/round-seal-with-lion-and-lozengy-shield-heraldry-and-floral-form-mn0ejz)
- [Seal with crested helm and lozengy shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/seal-with-crested-helm-and-lozengy-shield-heraldry-and-floral-fo-12q9rk3)
- [Seal with helm and shield - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/seal-with-helm-and-shield-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-d-1lfgbzi)
- [Eagle seal - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/eagle-seal-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-1922-10nj02p)
- [Crowned royal portrait badge - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/crowned-royal-portrait-badge-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-i-1ll94da)
- [Lion shield seal - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/lion-shield-seal-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-1u8f57r)
- [Fleur-de-lis - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/fleur-de-lis-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decoration-192-59qkwd)
- [Carved arms in foliate roundel - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/carved-arms-in-foliate-roundel-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-11x9lq9)
- [Lozengy shield in foliate roundel - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/lozengy-shield-in-foliate-roundel-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-u-1x2xajz)
- [Shield in laurel wreath panel - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/shield-in-laurel-wreath-panel-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-199niyt)
- [Crowned quartered shield with griffins - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/crowned-quartered-shield-with-griffins-heraldry-and-floral-forms-cx8c3a)
- [Quartered shield with lions and roundels - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/quartered-shield-with-lions-and-roundels-heraldry-and-floral-for-1d724dr)
- [Stylised tree form - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/stylised-tree-form-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decorati-vkt8pk)
- [Hand holding flowers - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/hand-holding-flowers-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decora-doanwx)
- [Round panel of carnations - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/round-panel-of-carnations-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-d-14z7lkv)
- [Carved panel with flower vase - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/carved-panel-with-flower-vase-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-1aqr68k)
- [Vase with flowers fragment - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/vase-with-flowers-fragment-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-kmyfx6)
- [Persian flower spray - Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration - 1922](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/persian-flower-spray-heraldry-and-floral-forms-as-used-in-decora-ik8m2w)

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