Victorian Thanksgiving Greeting Card with Turkey & Fruit

The turkey and the farmhouse behind it share a deeply unequal relationship — one is blissfully unaware that the cheerful structure directly behind him is almost certainly the origin point of his imminent doom. Flanked by hanging apples and cranberries like a condemned man choosing his last meal companions, this magnificently plumed bird stands in proud profile beneath the words 'A Joyful Thanksgiving To You.' The bird's iridescent feathers render him genuinely beautiful, which makes the whole composition read less like a holiday greeting and more like a Renaissance portrait of someone who doesn't know they're in a true crime documentary. Meanwhile, an ear of corn lurks in the lower corner like a supporting character who also hasn't been told how this ends.