Vintage Thanksgiving Turkey & Patriotic Woman Greeting Card, Edwardian Era

A pastoral scene of patriotic holiday abundance unfolds across this card, but zoom in and you'll find a girl in a stars-and-stripes hair bow presenting a gold-lidded serving dish to a massive turkey like it's a peace offering from the universe — because she's clearly never heard the phrase 'don't negotiate with your dinner.' The turkey, rendered in lush iridescent browns and golds, stares at the covered dish with the weary skepticism of someone who has been personally lied to before, because he has. The bird is not being fed; he is being *shown the dish*, which is arguably the cruelest form of Thanksgiving foreplay ever committed to postcard format. The ornate gold scrollwork framing this entire transaction only adds to the feeling that this is a legally binding ceremony, and the turkey is about to sign something he'll regret.