for Virginia School Supply, 17" tall....Red Wing pottery refers to American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made by a company initially set up, in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1861 by German immigrant John Paul,[1] which changed its names several times until finally settling on Red Wing Potteries, Inc. in 1936.[1] The pottery factory that started in 1861 continues to the present day under the names of Red Wing Pottery and Red Wing Stoneware