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Circa 1940: Showcasing their excellence, Homer Laughlin must have used one of their most skilled artists to carve the reliefs for what would become their seasonal dish sets at the New York Worlds Fair from 1939-1940. The four piece ashtray set, embossed with the charming scenes of the seasons, would be dipped in their popular Vintage Fiesta solid color glazes of ivory, turquoise, green, red, yellow and blue. Advanced collectors of Homer Laughlin pottery will delight in adding these whimsical reliefs to their collections in their favorite colors and themes. This example of the winter scene, in the original old ivory vellum glaze, is nicely marked on the back "The American Potter, New York Worlds Fair, 1940, Joint Exhibit of Capital and Labor". Please note one small and light under the glaze color contamination on the back. No damage, no scratches or signs of use, just a delightful clean piece, well marked, hard to find, from a historic moment in our history.
