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Swan and Cygnet Planter in White Glaze
Produced as early as 1948 by the Red Wing Potteries, this planter comes in a delicious matte white glaze. The planter is in the form of a swan with its little cygnet baby. It is Red Wing Potteries' model number 1337. The planter is bottom marked, but since the glaze is so thick the bottom marking is difficult to read. The condition of his planter is very good, especially considering its age. It does exhibit some crazing which may contain two hairlines, though it is difficult to discern. Some of the crazing shows darker lines than the rest. This planter looks wonderful, nonetheless.
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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