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Art Deco 1939 American Potter Plate 1940 New York Worlds Fair
Art Deco 1939 American Potter Plate 1940 New York Worlds Fair
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Vintage 1939 Art Deco style, Turquoise glazed embossed ceramic Plate made by Homer Laughlin China Company for the 1940 New York World’s Fair Joint Exhibit of Capital and Labor, "The American Potter". This plate, model #1222, designed by Bill Berrisford and Garvin Miller, highlights the hand work of the potter by depicting a european medieval style scene with a stylized (almost a caricature) artisan at work finishing the decorations on a large pot, which sits on a wheel. The World's Fair showcased some of America's greatest producers in all fields and included a focused exhibit on pottery making, jointly sponsored by unions and business owners, with a full pottery plant as the focal point of the exhibit. It allowed visitors to see the formation of items from clay to finished product on site. The exhibit was jointly sponsored by labor unions and businesses in the industry. As a part of the exhibit, Homer Laughlin created commemorative and souvenir pieces from 1938-1940, including mugs, embossed cups and saucers and ashtrays among others. This piece is one of the commemorative pieces made in 1939, which were produced in several well-known Home Laughlin colors: turquoise, brown / tan, ivory, light green and a few in green, red and yellow. Homer Laughlin was one of the largest producers of china in the US at the time and still produces tableware today. Its "Fiestaware" has become iconic and new glaze colors and patterns continue to be introduced. The plate is stamped on the back with the standard stamp of the 1940 Worlds Fair and the special exhibit attribution. This plate is one of the 1939-produced plates and is in very good condition with no breaks, chips or major damage. There are 3 small point sin the glaze on the bottom which are original (attributed to the supports underneath the dish at the time of glazing). A lovely piece of historic pottery for a collector, as a fine gift for an artist or Art Deco design fan or use as a handsome addition to a gallery wall.
