
Vintage Thanksgiving Greeting Card with Turkey & Pilgrim Woman
Text on Card
THANKS-GIVING GREETING
Description
At the center of this composition stands a charming Victorian-era Thanksgiving greeting card featuring a striking chromolithograph design. The left side showcases a stately pilgrim woman in traditional dress with blue bonnet/cap and crimson gown and blue cape, positioned within an ornate oval frame, while the right half is dominated by a remarkably detailed turkey rendered in naturalistic style with vibrant olive and rust tones. Seasonal harvest imagery—a pie at the bottom, a round bread or pudding on a plate at the lower left, and a fruit platter at the top—balances the figure and bird against an overall warm golden background that evokes autumn abundance and gratitude.
Subjects
turkey, pilgrim woman, Thanksgiving, harvest, pie, fruit platter, round bread or pudding
Printing Notes
Heavy use of metallic gold borders and embossed decorative elements typical of premium Victorian greeting cards. Die-cut frame around oval portrait.







