NORTHEAST. Home Decor / Kitchen Decor, Decorative Saucer, Souvenir, 1961.
The Unisphere was the official theme symbol of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, having been chosen as such after plans for two other iconic structures were rejected. The globe, designed by American civil engineer and landscape architect Gilmore David Clarke, won the approval of New York City Department of Parks and Recreation commissioner Robert Moses in early 1961. In fact the back of the plate has a copyright date of 1961, along with the additional ‘Made in Japan’ sticker, and information about its provenance. The words: “Presented by United States Steel (USS)” are written here with a registered trademark. And, after a series of refinements, a division of U.S. Steel did build the Unisphere on a free labor for free advertising trade. The American Bridge Company worked on it from March through August 1963. The orb was dedicated in March, 1964, at the World’s Fair location in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, NY, to become the official symbol of that year’s theme: “Peace Through Understanding”. Since it was commissioned at the beginning of the space age, this 140 ft high stainless steel model of Earth also represented a new way of looking at our planet, and it was dedicated to “Man’s Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe”. To date, the Unisphere itself has faced several cycles of decline and renewal, having gotten its most recent refurbishment in 2010. [Condition: Used Good. Crackling from age on the transferware, and a chip on one ruffled ceramic edge.]
Condition: Used Good. Local / Regional Attractions. Dimensions: 5” diameter x 0.25” deep / 4 oz
