Red Wing ---------------- the Sterling Wine House jug

Titles: Red Wing ---------------- the Sterling Wine House jug (Supplied title)

Description: Red Wing ------------- white glazed stoneware shoulder jug with adverting for the Sterling Wine House, in St. Paul, MN. Promoted as "The Celebrated Red Wing Jugs, " these popular products were sold in dozens of different shapes and sizes. With a nearly unlimited amount of uses, from the liquor trade to perfume storage, the jugs remained in production from the late 1870s to 1947.

Dates

• 1914 - 1918 (Creation)

Creation

• made by (possibly): Red Wing Stoneware Company (1877-1906)
• made by (possibly): Minnesota Stoneware Company (1883-1906)
• made by (possibly): North Star Stoneware Company (1892-1906)
• made by (possibly): Union Stoneware Company (1894-1906)
• made by (possibly): Red Wing Union Stoneware Company (1906-1936)
• used by: Sterling Wine House

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1993.7.4

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 8.5 inches height
• 18.5 inches circumference

Subjects

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