The Circle Continues -  
   Although Mary has retired to a life busy with Church activities and her writings, the love of Fenton Burmese and other glass was extended to Mary's daughter, Joyce Colella. Joyce was determined that her mother's legacy of fine exclusives would never die, and thus commissioned Fenton to create a new series of Burmese and other exclusives titled "Circle of Love". A nice card is included with each piece in the collection with a poem written by Mary: "Together - in fond embrace - Joins the white roses in a Circle of Love - Always I shall be there for you; Swift to come on the wings of a dove." The pieces were decorated with a lovely decoration, White Roses and lavender Forget-me-nots in the front and the "Love Bouquet" in the back joined by pink and white rosettes and blue and lavender forget-me-nots with a dove holding white streamers uniting the two bouquets.
  The first set of exclusives for Joyce was a set of 7 items, commissioned in 1997 and 98. Each one is identified by an edition number inscribed on the bottom along with Joyce's and Mary Walrath's signature. Fenton did have ware numbers assigned to the pieces, but after hours of looking over the faxed information they sent, Mary, Joyce, and this author was more confused than ever. So it is with Joyce's wish they only be identified by the Edition number until such time that the fax can be deciphered and official Fenton ware numbers can be assigned.


   Most of these items have sold out, or close to being sold out. With such limited numbers being produced, it's not surprising that these are getting harder to find. The "September Morn" set is particularly interesting because it's the first time Rosalene and Burmese has been combined. As you could see from the picture above, they go together very well. The Burmese lamp has to be beautiful, and with only 60 being made, is one of the most limited lamps you can probably find.