Vase: Fenton Cranberry Opalescent Hobnail, Double Crimped Ruffle, Blown Glass, 8", USA, Vintage 1940s - SOLD

A Fenton vase in cranberry opalescent hobnail, its translucent white edging and double crimped ruffle making it a stand-out beauty from the 1940s.

• Maker: Fenton Art Glass Company
• Materials: Blown cranberry opalescent glass
• Dimensions: 8" tall x 6.25" diameter (widest point)
• Origin: Williamstown, West Virginia, USA
• Era: Vintage 1940s
• Condition: Excellent; no chips, cracks or damage of any kind. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

The vase shows Fenton's Cranberry Hobnail pattern with what the company called opalescent glass, the translucent white tone added to the clear cranberry glass. The neck forms a double crimped ruffle, finishing the piece with a flourish.

Gorgeous on a tabletop with flowers and just as beautiful on its own, and a perfect gift for anyone who loves art glass or a cottage or farmhouse look.

Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. and John W. Fenton in Martins Ferry, Ohio, where at first they painted decorations on glass blanks made by others. In 1907 the company moved to Williamstown, West Virginia, and began making its own glass, and later that year it introduced iridescent glass, known today as carnival glass and still a popular collectible. Through the 1930s and 1940s Fenton also produced practical items such as mixing bowls and tableware to carry the company through the Depression and World War II. For more than a century Fenton was the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States, renowned for innovative glass colors and hand-painted decoration on pressed and blown glassware. The company closed its glass-making factory in 2011, and Mosser Glass of Ohio purchased the Fenton molds.

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