While I do not have a great picture of this turkey, I have great memories of it. It was a piece of Grandmother's. It came out every Thanksgiving and was a centerpiece on one of her tables. Usually, it was on one of the card tables that were set up in addition to her dining room table. Each year she had two or three card tables, depending on the number of guests. But each table had a centerpiece of some kind and this turkey was always among them.
I don't know if this was considered a candy dish or a planter of some kind, but the turkey's head is the lid. She never put flowers in it for the centerpiece but left the turkey intact LOL For years I thought that her great friend Deane Baucom had painted this for her like she had so many things. But it's an actual bought piece. I cannot remember who produced it, perhaps Lefton, but I'll need to do some more research into that. When we divided Grandmother's things, this came to me. And I treasure it. I keep it in my oak china cabinet so that I can see it all the time. I am looking forward to using it next Thanksgiving!
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