FREE: ***Fenton** 2003 Handpainted Burmese Turkey box

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Fenton 2003 Burmese HP 2pc Turkey Box: Turkey is hand painted in fall colors of orange, gold, brown, and purple with the natural hue of pink burmese shining through on the back. The bottom of the box is in a woven basket form with tones of yellow and pink from the burmese treatment. Hand painted and signed by artist M. Workman on the bottom of the turkey along with the Fenton stamp. Measures approximately 5-1/4"L x 4"W x 4-1/2"H. Fenton Catalog #C6410 B8.

Burmese treatment: This lovely glass treatment was patented in 1885 by Frederick Shirley and was made at the Mt. Washington Glass Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Produced between 1885 and 1900, Burmese takes its name from a splendid story. As the legend goes, Queen Victoria, upon receipt of a gift of this glass, exclaimed that the rich tones of blushing pink reminded her of a Burmese sunset. Enamored with the soft translucent beauty of Burmese, Fenton glass chemist Charles W. Goe experimented with pure gold and a variety of chemical variations over a period of many years until he found just the right formula to faithfully reproduce the delicate blushing loveliness of the original Burmese treatment.