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Information on the early artware made at the
potteries in Red Wing is scant. During the 1880s an individual or group
could commission an individualized stoneware presentation vase. In the
1890s Red Wing Stoneware companies produced lawn vases, cuspidors, and
umbrella stands. These early items were produced in plain terra cotta
and (according to the catalog of the Red Wing Stoneware Companies and
John H. Rich Sewer Pipe Works, 1894) "specifically designed with a view
to decorate them as taste may indicate."
potteries in Red Wing is scant. During the 1880s an individual or group
could commission an individualized stoneware presentation vase. In the
1890s Red Wing Stoneware companies produced lawn vases, cuspidors, and
umbrella stands. These early items were produced in plain terra cotta
and (according to the catalog of the Red Wing Stoneware Companies and
John H. Rich Sewer Pipe Works, 1894) "specifically designed with a view
to decorate them as taste may indicate."
The Red Wing Union Stoneware Company produced Brushed Ware beginning
from some unknown date after the turn of the century until the early
1930s. This artware came in three finishes: Bronze-Tan, Dark Green-Tan,
and Light Green-Tan. The production of Brushed Ware gradually ceased
with the beginning of glazed-ware production in the late 1920s.
from some unknown date after the turn of the century until the early
1930s. This artware came in three finishes: Bronze-Tan, Dark Green-Tan,
and Light Green-Tan. The production of Brushed Ware gradually ceased
with the beginning of glazed-ware production in the late 1920s.
Ron Linde
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This impressive Brushed
Ware 12" urn with garlands and cupids appears as shape number 131 in Red Wing’s 1931 sales flyer. It wholesaled for $30 per dozen. |