For some time after that first solemn feast in 1621, both the date and observance of Thanksgiving depended on national triumphs and local inclination until 1863, when President Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November the nation's official Thanksgiving Day. By the 1870s, America's rising middle class hungered to celebrate the occasion with dinnerware specifically made for this special holiday. England's profit minded potters responded to the people of the United States wishes with a series of delectable transfer-printed china patterns depicting the holiday's bird of choice. Transferware depicting turkeys has been in production for over 100 years and remains as popular today, if not more so, than it was when first it came into being. Turkey plates and platters are highly sought by collectors. In fact, there are many transferware collectors who collect turkey patterns only. Prices can range but generally a huge, vintage or antique English