Sleepy Eye
Sleepy Eye collectors look for anything bearing the image of the nineteenth-century Indian chief with the drooping eyelid. The Sleepy Eye Milling Co., Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, used his portrait in advertising from 1883 to 1921. It offered many premiums, including stoneware and pottery steins, crocks, bowls, mugs, and pitchers, all decorated with the famous profile of the Indian. The popular pottery was made by Weir Pottery Company from c.1800-1905. Weir merged with six other potteries and became Western Stoneware in 1906. Western Stoneware Co. made blue and white Sleepy Eye from 1906 until 1937, long after the flour mill went out of business in 1921. Reproductions of the pitchers are being made today. The original pitchers came in only five sizes: 4 inches, 5 1/4 inches, 6 1/2 inches, 8 inches, and 9 inches. The Sleepy Eye image was also used by companies unrelated to the flour mill. Sleepy Eye was one of four American Indians to meet President James Monroe in 1824 and was later involved in treaty that gave Sioux lands to the U.S. government.
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Image Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Sleepy Eye Toothpick Holder Black Slag Glass, Indian Chief, Banner, Arrowhead, 2 1/2 x 2 In. 2009 Sleepy Eye Vase Indian Chief, Old Sleepy Eye, Blue, Gray, Embossed, Old Sleepy Eye, Early 20th Century, 8 1/2 In. 2009 Sleepy Eye Vase Old Sleepy Eye, Cattails, Blue, White, 8 1/2 In. 2009 Sleepy Eye Vase Old Sleepy Eye, Indian Chief, Blue & Gray Glaze, 20th Century, 8 1/2 In. 2009 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Blue & White, No. 4, 8 In., Illustrated 2008 Sleepy Eye Vase Old Sleepy Eye, Cattails, Dragonfly, Light & Dark Blue, Cylindrical, 8 1/2 In., Illustrated 2008 Sleepy Eye Spoon Indian/ 2008 Sleepy Eye Paperweight Commemorative, Brown,1979, 2008 Sleepy Eye Stein Directors,1972 2008 Sleepy Eye Spoon Rose/ 2008 Sleepy Eye Vase Old Sleepy Eye, Profile, Cattails, Dragonfly, Blue & Gray, Cylindrical 2008 Sleepy Eye Cookbook Loaf Of Bread/ 2008 Sleepy Eye Mug Brown Chestnut,1952, 22 Oz. 2008 Sleepy Eye Mug Indian, Blue & Yellow, Old Sleepy Eye, 4 3/8 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Vase Old Sleepy Eye, Profile, Cattails, Dragonfly, Blue & White, Cylindrical 2008 Sleepy Eye Thimble , 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Blue & White, Old Sleepy Eye, No. 4, 8 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Blue & White, Old Sleepy Eye, No. 5, 9 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Salt Crock Stoneware/ 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Blue & White, No. 5, 9 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Indian Standing, Blue & Yellow, Old Sleepy Eye, No. 4, 8 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Weir, No. 4, 8 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher Blue & White, No. 3, Marked, Wsco 2008 Sleepy Eye Paperweight Indian Bust, Copper Flashed, Old Sleepy Eye, 3 In. 2008 Sleepy Eye Pitcher White, No. 3, 6 1/2 In. 2008
