fenton 5355CC
Fenton
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Fenton #5355CC
"Cranberry" Art Glass Melon Vase
(NOS) equals (Brand) New Old Stock
This MAGNIFICENT Cranberry Melon Vase
Measures Approximately:
7 1/2" tall x 5-1/2"diam. (at widest point on rim)
Pictured is the actual piece that you will
receive.
Classic Fenton Cranberry...Prestigious and
so Collectible!
Processes developed by Fenton chemists
using pure gold to
impart a deep, rich color make their
"Cranberry" color one of their
most popular.
From simple forms and clean lines to
delicate patterns on elegant
shapes,
there is something for everyone who loves
Fenton's Cranberry glass.
This is a simple, plain (no design) elegant
vase.
Use this vase to hold a sizable arrangement;
or simply enjoy it in your china cabinet.
THE ABC'S OF CRANBERRY GLASS
To understand the artistry of Cranberry glass,
a Fenton signature color, one must begin at
the beginning and learn the Cranberry A, B, C’s
All
Cranberry pieces contain pure gold.
Baskets in
Cranberry take
up to 25 glassworkers to produce.
Cranberry
pieces are all mouthblown, not pressed.
Decorated
Cranberry pieces, such as “Ivory Roses”, pass through Decorating to be
handpainted by a skilled Fenton decorator who proudly signs each piece.
Each
Cranberry piece goes through the lehr, an annealing oven, where it
slowly cools to room temperature.
Fenton
glassworkers work as a team, or “shop”, in this case a blow shop, to
create each piece of Cranberry.
Gold
in the batch reacts with intense heat to create the beautiful Cranberry
color.
Handlers
mark each basket with their personal tool when they attach the graceful
arch that becomes the handle to each basket.
Ivory
Roses on Cranberry remains a popular decorated Cranberry pattern in
2005.
Just
making Cranberry is an art, requiring skill and knowledge to craft the
formula from scratch.
Known
for Cranberry, Fenton has been producing it since the 1930’s.
Lots
of optics are used with Cranberry Opalescent such as Coin Dot, Spiral,
Zigzag and Diamond.
Magic
begins when a glassworker called a “caser” attaches a “bud” of glass
containing pure gold to a blowpipe. This is the start of Cranberry!
No
overblow can remain on a piece. After the overblow is removed, the
piece is reheated and taken to the finisher. He skillfully employs a
carbon paddle to flare the top and another special device to crimp the
edge.
Other
glassworkers gather crystal over the bud, shape it by “blocking” in
soapy water, and gently expand the gob before passing the blowpipe to a
glassblower.
Paired
with crystal, the ruby roll is cased and blown into a mould to create
the main shape.
Quality
control is critical in all aspects of Cranberry production.
Ruby
glass in a roll, known as a ruby roll, which contains pure gold, is the
first step in making Cranberry.
Striking
is the technique used to create Cranberry Opalescent, which is a
heat-sensitive glass.
The
glassblower stands on a platform with the mould below his feet and
blows the molten glass into the mould to create the desired shape.
Under
the watchful eye of the selector, each piece is reviewed for quality as
it as it leaves the lehr.
Various
shapes in Cranberry are the result of using different moulds such as
Hobnail or Drapery.
When
the
Cranberry piece is removed from the mould it has a thin crystal
“overblow” that must be removed.
Xtra
-secret! We can’t reveal the Cranberry formula – it’s TOP SECRET!
Years
of training are required to become a skilled glassworker.
Zigzag is an optic mould
while Zipper is a crimp, both of
which have been in produced in Cranberry.
