I am posting this article in response to a related thread on a satin glass pitcher thought to be Burmese. I didn't wish to hijack that thread so I started another.
Some ago I circulated an article titled Insights into the Development of Burmese Glass: The Jules Barbe Pattern Book By Jane Chester Young, The National American Glass Club. I circulated it among recognised experts for their review and comment. I recorded all their comments in the original article (shown in read). It contains perhaps too much information for the beginning collector, but for those always in the search of information, you may find the article informative and, perhaps, a bit entertaining. The article is on-line at:
http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Fairylamp/ArticleNAGCBarbeRevised.html (http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Fairylamp/ArticleNAGCBarbeRevised.html)
Enjoy,
Jim.
Nevertheless, it is a fine quality glassware, very well-crafted & the Burmese colouration is excellent, with a high uranium content. I see the Fenton Burmese as a homage to the original rather than an out & out reproduction.
I agree, the Fenton Burmese ware exceptional in it's own right. Your reference to it being a homage is correct and there is no better example of the recent Burmese fairy lamp epergnes hand crafted by Nick Inman, Horcastle Studios in the UK. He is using Fenton's Burmese cullets to produce Burmese fairy lamp epergnes similar to those of the Victorian era.
In a recent issue of the Fairy Lamp Club Newsletter, one of our members wrote a short article comparing the qualities of Fenton and Webb Burmese. Perhaps you would be interested in seeing his assessment. The newsletter is on-line at:
http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Fairylamp/Adobe_Files/Issue46.pdf (http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Fairylamp/Adobe_Files/Issue46.pdf)
This member also collects contemporary and Victorian Burmese ware (fairy lamps) and has a very strong appreciation for both.
I generally strip out short articles like this when sharing with others but, since this is a "glass forum", some of you may find the other articles equally interesting.
Jim.