Red Wing’s dinnerware production started with the Gypsy Trail
line in 1935 and ended with Ceramastone when the pottery closed in 1967. All-in-all, the company
produced 31 lines (or shapes) and 104 different patterns.

The easiest lines to find are probably Bob White, Lotus,
Magnolia, and Village Green. At the time of its manufacture in 1957, Bob White was said to be the
most popular dinnerware line in the country. The most elusive lines are probably Bud, Harvest,
Wreath, and Delta Blue. 

Red Wing dinnerware was distinctive. The shapes were unusual,
and the majority of the designs were hand-painted. Serving pieces often had applied handles or
knobs. These qualities, however, make collecting more difficult as breakage was and is very
common.

Collecting Red Wing dinnerware has increased in popularity,
especially in the last ten years. At the 1987 annual RWCS Convention, the majority of items in
the Auction and Show & Sale were stoneware; dinnerware was somewhat scoffed at. In 1997
dinnerware was in the majority at the Show and Sale. This is at least partly because some Red
Wing stoneware and art pottery is now priced out of reach for many people.

Dinnerware collectors may concentrate on completing a set in
a particular pattern or collecting representative pieces of each pattern, like plates, teapots,
butter dishes or pitchers. It can be great fun and typically doesn’t require the financial
investment that stoneware and artware do.

Sue Jones Tagliapietra