Monthly Archives: January 2010

Country Garden dish

Question:
I have included 2 photos of a dish I currently have on consignment in my shop in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. (I will have to send 2 messages) I have tried to find the type of dish, its pattern on your site, but with no success. The stamp on the back seems to be a genuine Red Wing stamp with a shape number of 2124. I wasn’t able to find any reference to that shape number. Can you give me a little more information as to what type of dish it is. Also, the inside of the dish has a hand-scored grid texture applied to it. Shelley

Answer: Please email the size of your dish as it came in more than one size. Emaili to director@redwingcollectors.org and reference this question.

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Red Wing 1337, chicken planter

Question:
I have a cold paint white swan planter with green interior and it also has a baby swan in the front next to the mother it has red wing USA 337. Do you have any idea of the value. I am a new pottery collector and this is my first red wing piece. Thanks so much! Debbie

Answer: Hi Debbie

the swan and chick planter is #1337, and dates to around 1947. In reference to "cold" paint, I refer to that as being painted over the glaze, which will wash or wear off. Your swan shouldn’t have that, unless someone adjusted the color on their own. They came in several glaze combinations, and have a value of around 80.00 or so. Welcome to pottery collecting! thanks, steve n rose

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12 gallon small wing crock

Question:
Al, I got a nice 12 gallon and would like to get an estimate on it’s value. The only damages is a small 1/2" chip on the back side of one of the molded handles. The bail handles are not original to this crock. They were from another crock that was broken and put on with new nuts and bolts. Thanks, Chris
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3 gallon large wing shoulder jug

Question:
Al, Could you please give me an estimated value on this 3 gallon jug? It does have a 1/2" wide but shallow chip on top of the flat area of the shoulder, and a tiny ding with three faint cracks spreading out from the ding with a diamter about the size of a dime. Both flaws are off to the side and are not noticed when displayed. Thanks, Chris
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Red Wing Sanitary Team Table jar insert

Question:
Is this a ‘real’ Redwing pot? Approx. value, what kind of pot(what is it for), should it have a lid? Any idea of the age? It is 7 3/4" tall, 7 1/4" diameter,collar is almost 2" deep. There is one major crack. I don’t know anything about glazes. Thanks for any information you can provide.
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M.E. Lang watercolor – Red Wing ties

Question:
My neighbor has an original watercolor by an M.E. Lang. She received it about 40 years ago from relatives in Red Wing, Minnesota. We are wondering if there was an artist by that name anytime in Red Wing Pottery’s history? Thank you so much for your time.

Answer: Hello

I’m not real sure, your best bet would be to contact the Goodhue Historical Society, in Red Wing. thanks, steve n rose

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4 gallon salt glaze beehive jug with turkey dropping

Question:
I’ve got a large jug, 17 inches tall and 10 inches at the base, it weights about 19 pounds. It came to me from my grandmother, who lived in Ohio and Kentucky, that’s all I know about it. There are no maker marks that I can find, but there is a blue abstract design and some "drips". I’ve attached one pic, I have more if needed.
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Red Wing 2309 vase

Question:
Can you tell me the value of this vase? The number on the bottom is 2309. It also says Red Wing USA. The height is 6" and the width is 4". It is burgundy and white with a glaze over the top. It is in excellent condition.

Answer: Hello

this is another anniversary line shape, from 1953. The glaze is called an overlay, luster burgandy. It’s part of a console set, the 2308 is a smaller size that goes along with it. Value is around 40.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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