1939-1940 World's Fair Souvenir Plate
date: label: date made
content: 1940
label: associated dates
content: 1939 04 30 / 1939 04 30, 1939 10 31 / 1939 10 31
label: Associated Date
content: 1939
label: Associated Date
content: 1940
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Glazed Earthenware souvenir plate from the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The plate features the Fair's signature buildings, the Trylon and the Perisphere, at its center. Around the edges are representations of the Fair's Federal Government Building; Marine Transportation Building; Hall of Communications; Food Exhibitors Building; and the Building of Contemporary Arts.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1939-1940 New York World's Fair attracted nearly 45 million people to its site in Flushing Meadows. The Fair emphasized modernity, showcasing a " World of Tomorrow." The Trylon and Perisphere were used as logos for the Fair, and were featured on an abundance of souvenir items, such as this plate.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Designed by Charles Murphy, an American artist and ceramist, the plate was produced by West Virginia's Homer Laughlin China Company. Homer Laughton is best known today for its line of "Fiesta" dinnerware. Murphy later became a designer for Red Wing Potteries in Minnesota.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, Queens
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: New York World's Fair (1939)
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0438.1505B
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1505B
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plate
label: Other Terms
content: Plate; Commemorative; Dinner
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gray (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: lavender (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 25.7175 cm