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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 27, 2008

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone I stumbled upon this fascinating Thanksgiving watercolor, titled “Overindulgence–A Spoiled Thanksgiving,” by artist Alice Barber Stephens. It appeared in the US periodical “Harper’s Weekly” on November 28, 1896. Conspicuous consumption and overindulgence was an issue even back then. A thought-provoking slice of life of the aristocracy [...]

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