Victorian Thanksgiving Greetings Card with Turkey & American Flags

What strikes a modern viewer immediately is how this turkey has the unhinged confidence of a landlord who just raised rent 40%, presiding over a cornucopia of grapes, apples, and melons like a feathered feudal lord while TWO American flags flutter above him and a mansion looms in the background — because apparently Thanksgiving needed more imperialism. The bird's iridescent plumage and fully fanned tail scream 'I am the main character,' and with that red wattle dangling aggressively and those dead, knowing eyes, he's absolutely correct. The whole composition — flag-flanked mansion, abundant harvest, domineering centerpiece turkey — reads less like holiday cheer and more like propaganda for a nation that really, really wants you to know it won.