Town And Country
Town and Country Years: 1947 – 1956 SEE ALL 879 TOWN AND COUNTRY PHOTOS ► Town and Country dinnerware was created by celebrated designer Eva
Town and Country Years: 1947 – 1956 SEE ALL 879 TOWN AND COUNTRY PHOTOS ► Town and Country dinnerware was created by celebrated designer Eva
Fruit or Salad Set Years: 1941 – 1946 ?? SEE ALL 19 FRUIT OR SALAD SET PHOTOS ► The “Fruit or Salad Set” was likely
1941 was also the year Red Wing introduced the Concord shape. A total of 17 to 20 Concord patterns were introduced between 1941 and 1957;
Years: July 1941 – August 1942 The 14 inch Chop Plate from the Provincial line was used to produce a series of art ware plates
Normandy Early Version Years: 1941 – 1941 or 1942 SEE ALL 27 EARLY NORMANDY PHOTOS ► Ardennes Early Version Years: 1941 – mid 1940s SEE
A brochure dated June 1935 introduced the Gypsy Trail line. This brochure included 19 items, most of which would later be part of the Reed
Colored Kitchen Ware Years: 1932 – ? This was Red Wing’s earliest attempt at dinnerware production. This line was introduced in March 1932. It consisted
Red Wing’s line of chicken feeders, poultry fountains and salt bowls were heavily utilized on farms throughout the Midwest. They were made in a number
Red Wing’s stoneware companies made a wide range of kitchenware in their time, starting with plain, utilitarian wares in the 1870s and 1880s such as
Highly desired by collectors, stoneware animal examples like standing Albany slip bulldogs, pigs, and cow & calf figures were part of Red Wing’s normal product
Advertising stoneware is one of Red Wing’s most popular lines among collectors, and encompassed a wide range of its product line. Thanks to the ability
In the mid-1890s, the Red Wing and Minnesota stoneware companies started to replace salt glaze with a creamy colored zinc glaze, and the hand-drawn cobalt
The same brown “Albany slip” glaze that was used to coat the interior of large salt glaze pieces was also used on the exterior of
Most people associate Red Wing stoneware with the trademark “red wing” marking. But like most of America’s early stoneware companies, the clay industry in Red
The 1960’s brought tremendous challenge to the Red Wing pottery industry. In 1950 just 10% of the dinnerware was imported by the 1960’s, close to
Imports from Japan were making it difficult for Red Wing Potteries to stay profitable. That wasn’t the only issue at the time. Red Wing employees
Renown designer Eva Ziesel was hired by Red Wing Potteries in the mid-1940’s and developed the “Town and Country” dinnerware line. This was her only
In 1940, Charles Murphy was hired as design director. He first focused on new hand-painted dinnerware designs. He held night classes to find the best
Belle Kogan, a New York-based industrial designer, received her first Red Wing commission in 1938 to design 150 pieces. From these pieces, Red Wing chose
George Rumrill, founder of RumRill Potteries (1929) in Little Rock, AR, partnered with Red Wing Union Stoneware from 1932 to 1937 for manufacturing pottery in
Red Wing’s primary art pottery designers were Belle Kogan and Charles Murphy with Eva Zeisel designing one of her creations after her visit in Red