This pattern has a design of a narrow vine of blackberries and leaves near the edge of the compote bowl.
Some of the most common patterns and the pieces they were made in are:īlackberry. Fenton finally closed its factory doors in 2007 but it remained in business for over a hundred years.įenton carnival glass is not difficult to find online auction sites and antique shops most likely will carry a few pieces of their glassware.
The earliest pieces of Fenton carnival glass remain unsigned but are easily identified through the company's glassware guide, Fenton Glass: The First 25 Years, 1907 to 1932. In the late 1920's Fenton stopped producing carnival glass although later on they made reproductions using the same molds and signed the pieces.
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By the time carnival glass lost popularity with the American public, it was given away as free prizes at carnivals across the nation. Stores like Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck catalogs sold Fenton Glass to shoppers. The more elaborate carnival glass pieces were sold at gift shops throughout the country. Fenton made some fruit bowls with two different patterns, one on the inside, and a different one on the outside. Photo courtesy of Art Glass and Collectibles Shop.Ĭarnival glass was made into tea and luncheon sets, berry bowl sets, and numerous other everyday items intended for practical use. Of all the glass companies during the early twentieth century, Fenton produced the most red carnival glass, a color of carnival glass which can be difficult to find but is prized by lovers of antique red glass.įenton Heart and Vine pattern plate, c. Variations of each color were made in several patterns but not in complete sets. Fenton made iridescent glass in every color available at the time:Īmethyst, blue, marigold, green, and white. In 1907, Fenton made their first pieces of carnival glass and called it Iridill, after the method of iridescent glass made by Tiffany. Fenton eventually moved into the making of art glass that became popular in the early twentieth century, inspired by the brilliant luster of Tiffany glass that appeared to give off a rainbow appearance on the surface of the glass. Founded in Williamstown, West Virginia in 1904 by Frank Leslie Fenton, the first glass manufactured there was tableware. The company was one of the first to produce such glass in the early 1900's by using pressed glass with a variety of decorations to reflect the iridescent luster made by the application of metallic salts before re-firing. The name Fenton is ubiquitous with carnival glass.
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