In 1905, brothers Frank L. and John W. Fenton opened Fenton Art Glass. They started out painting on manufactured glass acquired nearby, but soon began producing their own glass. Fenton made many beautiful items over the next few decades, and in 1953 they added fairy lights. These small candle holders were created in many colors and styles. In 1980, Fenton introduced a new fairy light with a bas-relief nativity scene on the chimney. The nativity lights were produced in at least nine different color treatments, possibly more.

The 1996 Christmas Supplement introduced this new color, stating that the decorating treatment was designed by Robin Spindler. The color code was given as N7, but I have never found an official description of this particular code. It has been referred to, unofficially, as possibly Ivory Satin with Copper. This design was limited to 1500 pieces. They are numbered and signed by the artist. It should be noted that the artist refers to the painter, not the designer. This particular fairy light, #298/1500, was painted by Brian Fluharty.