Vintage Thanksgiving Greetings Card with Turkey & Harvest Scene

Vintage Thanksgiving Greetings Card with Turkey & Harvest Scene

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OccasionThanksgiving
EraVictorian
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsgold, brown, crimson red, blue-gray, cream
Vibesnaive, kitschy

Text on Card

Thanksgiving Greetings

Description

A magnificent wild turkey in full display plumage dominates this striking chromolithographic Thanksgiving greeting card, its iridescent feathers rendered with meticulous attention to detail and vibrant coloring. Alongside the proud tom, a complementary hen completes the foreground, both positioned within a golden harvest landscape dotted with corn shocks and wheat bundles. The background reveals a serene rural farmstead beneath a dramatic sunset sky, with the text "Thanksgiving Greetings" elegantly positioned at the card's top in decorative lettering. This quintessentially Victorian scene captures the agrarian abundance and seasonal celebration central to 19th-century American holiday traditions.

Subjects

turkey (tom), hen (female turkey), corn shocks, wheat bundles, harvest, farmhouse, sunset, rural landscape

Printing Notes

Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed highlights on turkey plumage; subtle color gradations in sky suggest advanced multi-stone printing technique.

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