Large Transparent Mid Century Salad Bowl with Laminated Butterflies

Submitted by Michael M. May 20th, 2011
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This is my favorite salad bowl. It’s 21″X 5″. I spotted this oversized bowl at a flea market. At first I thought it was made of fiberglass, which was typical of that era. But because of the high-gloss shine,  it’s probably resin or molded plastic. The bowl contains preserved butterflies (real ones), multi-colored sequins, silver stars and glitter.  It came with matching servers.

10 Responses to “Large Transparent Mid Century Salad Bowl with Laminated Butterflies”

  1. Allee Willis

    I love, love, love these resin salad bowls. I have a huge collection of them, from gigantic ones down to individual serving sized ones. I especially like this flatter version that you have. I have two of them but none with butterflies embedded, let alone actual ones. I also really like the little round sequin like confetti mixed in with the glitter. And always excellent to have matching tongs. I have several sets but none of mine have the little stars in them. An excellent salad set!!

    I love the third shot with all the light coming through the bowl.

    Is is this your first resin salad bowl? if so, you’re gonna love it and a collection of sizes is in your future!

    • Michael M.

      Yes, it’s my first resin salad bowl. I’m not sure I like it specifically because it’s resin. I mostly like it for its enormous size.

  2. windupkitty

    i’ve never seen anything like this…wow, real butterflies…amazing…i love how there’s infinite glitter too….i would have died for the utensils alone!

    • Michael M.

      Yeah, the glitter really adds something. Thanks for the comment. :)

  5. Nessa

    I have a similar set of utensils, but I’ve never seen a matching bowl before!

  6. Michael M.

    Really? Funny, when I bought it, I knew the large size wasn’t typical, but I thought this kind of set was a dime a dozen. I’ve yet to see another one. Thanks, Nessa.