Butterfly Ornaments, Fenton

These are the old Fenton butterfly ornaments. They have a wingspan of three inches and, as can be seen, are much more delicate than the newer ones. It's been suggested that they were given away at the factory when a purchase was made. About 40 of these are known in eight colors: aqua, blue, marigold, green, ice blue, ice green, purple and white. Marigold seem to outnumber the others.

Hartung Book Five: Butterfly Ornaments

Carnival Glass Miniatures

Butterfly ornaments

Amber, from Rhinehart collection, 2,500 (2017)

Aqua, 2,200 (2002)

Blue, 650 (2019), 3,400 (2020), 2,500 (2021)

Green, 3,300 (2014), 4,000 (2016)

Ice green, 2,500 (2019)

Marigold, 1,300, 2,200 (both 2019), 2,100 (2021), 1,050 (2022)

Marigold, small, believed to be old, 100 (2019)

Marigold, from Rhinehart collection, 1,800 (2017)

Purple, 1,000 (2019)

Updated 11/22/022

This flat paperweight is 2 1/2 inches across and one inch thick. Listed as blue, it sold in 2021 for $80. Photo courtesy of Tom Burns, who thought it was possibly European.