Answer: The 547 pitcher began life as part of the art pottery line in the mid-1930s and can be found marked "RumRill" as well as "Red Wing". These pitchers were glazed in the art pottery colors of the time. In the late 1930s the 547 pitcher was added to the Gypsy Trail "Plain" pattern in the standard Gypsy Trail colors (orange, blue, turquoise, yellow and ivory). Most likely the 547 continued to be available in art pottery colors as well during this time. In the 1940s pink, green and other colors were added to select items in the Gypsy Trail line. The last Gypsy Trail catalog in my collection is dated 1944 and it includes the 547 pitcher. At some point in the mid-1940s the bottom surface of the pitcher changed from flat and unglazed to concave and glazed. Such pitchers can be found in colors introduced in the late 1940s, such as the metallic brown used for Town & Country and some Concord patterns.

Values for the 547 pitcher can vary quite a bit depending on the glaze. Art pottery collectors may seek specifc colors and some of them are hard to find. The standard Gypsy Trail colors are probably the easiest to find and thus have less value. The colors added in the 1940s fall somewhere in the middle. As always, condition is very important in determining value. In excellent condition your pink 547 pitcher would be worth around $40 to $50. Glaze crazing is fairly common, the pit marks are apparently flaws from the manufacturing process and the chip is post-production damage. The flaws aren’t obvious in your photo but each of them reduces the value to some extent, to around $20 to $30.

Larry