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Maiden Figural Teapot
This teapot is molded in the form of a pretty young maiden. One of her hands is holding the handle of the teapot and the other is holding the spout. The upper torso of the maiden forms the teapot lid. The entire teapot stands about eight inches tall with the lid on. The teapot is bottom marked 260 RED WING U.S.A This particular version of this teapot comes in an ivory glaze which has been coldpainted by the Red Wing factory. As in other such very old pieces, the coldpainting flakes off a little bit, but most of the paint is still present. Maiden teapots such as this with the handpainting are quite uncommon and hard to find. The condition of the teapot is quite good. There is some crazing on both pieces, and the crazing is somewhat dark in spots. There are, however, no chips or cracks on either piece. Red Wing Potteries produced a host of brightly glazed serving pieces that could either be used with other patterns in the Gypsy Trail line or all by themselves. Hostess Ware includes pitchers, jugs, tea and coffee pots, casseroles, cookie jars, bowls, serving dishes, planters, salt and peppers and canisters. Gypsy trail is the first dinnerware line produced by the Red Wing Potteries. It consists of four different patterns and related serving pieces. Red Wing Potteries gradually converted from producing stoneware to dinnerware and art pottery. Starting in the 1930's and through their closure in 1967, Red Wing Potteries produced over a hundred different dinnerware patterns. Forms ranged from traditional shapes to the whimsical. Patterns included every design from floral motifs to the abstract. They produced heavy ceramic, fine china and economy dinnerware sets. Some patterns consisted of mostly flatware with few serving pieces. Some patterns consisted of only serving pieces. Other patterns had both. On the bottom of most Red Wing dinnerware pieces you will find three little dots. These dots are left in the glaze by the little tripod that the Potteries used to support the piece when they fired it in the kiln. The three dots are not damage, they are a remnant of the manufacturing process and authenticate the piece as being actual Red Wing.
"Kitchenware" was the actual term used by the Red Wing Potteries to describe utilitarian, yet decorative, wares designed for kitchen use in the new pottery clays and glazes of the art pottery era. The potteries produces a wide range of items for the hostess to use in the kitchen, table and patio areas. The Red Wing Stoneware companies produced limited amounts of art pottery in the nineteenth century. Over time, they increased their production. Art pottery production in volume probably started sometime shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, though it didn't become a significant portion of their business until the late 1920's. Over time, Red Wing Potteries produced an amazingly wide assortment of art pottery forms in many different colors. Prominent designers Belle Kogan and Charles Murphy contributed significantly to the art pottery lines. The bottoms of art pottery pieces are either glazed or unglazed. On the bottom of the glazed pieces you will find three little dots. These dots are left in the glaze by the little tripod that the Potteries used to support the piece when they fired it in the kiln. The three dots are not damage, they are a remnant of the manufacturing process and authenticate the piece as being actual Red Wing.
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