Fentons Burmese Glass

Begun in about 1905 by  Frank and John Fenton,two brothers, they began their work in Martins Ferry Ohio and moved a year later to West Virginia.
Barely a year later, Fenton introduced what was to be the very first kind of carnival glass that was actually accessible and not too expensive for the "normal" guy to own.

They’ve got another first with their Burmese glass. The process, simplified, is that they add real gold to the glass which gives it a delicate blush and it rapidly became a favorite and remains so more than thirty years later.

First developed by the Mt Washington company glass makers, about 1880, it was named by Queen Victoria because the colors of the varigated shades brought to mind the sunsets she had seen in Burma.  It was highly favored and well received by anyone who saw it, a factor which it has in common with the modern version.

The only company to successfully replicated that formula in more modern days has been Fenton Glass. In 1970 they introduced their Burmese glass and continue to produce it today.

Not highly priced, it is rapidly becoming highly Prized and is among the most popular of Fentons glassware, as well as being among the most beautiful.
The images of Burmese glass seen here, from the Fenton site, will give you ample reason for why the glass is so well received by collectors the world over.
If you’re in the market for something new to collect.. check out Fentons Burmese glass.