Maker Unknown Paneled Sunrise Marigold 6" Bowl

Mike Carwile purchased this little 6" ruffled bowl while cruising eBay on New Year's Day 2015.  By now we all know he has the knack of detecting unrecognized, undocumented Carnival Glass patterns. He's so good at finding those odd, unusual and unknown patterns that he has named and documented over 75 patterns over the years. He says Bill Edwards, whom he co-authored the Carnival Glass Encyclopedias with, has about 200 under his belt as well. He asked me, Christina, to take a look at this little bowl and offered me the privilege of naming it! How cool is that?  I was so excited to name my first piece of Carnival glass that it didn't take me long to come up with a short list of names. He told me the name should help identify the item with the most outstanding subject matter the pattern has to offer. Oh darn! So "Bowl of Sunshine" wasn't going to cut it? 

So, let's take a closer look at this pattern. It consists of four panels of the top half of the sun with bright rays coming up like a glorious sunrise.

Then, these four panels are separated by four sections of ribs. We collaborated on the names I came up with and we thought "Paneled Sunrise" was the best way to describe this pattern. This little bowl is nameless no more!

It's 6" wide and 2.5" high. It has a marigold treatment on the bottom two thirds and almost turns to clear just before the ruffles start on the upper third. The iridescence on the smooth, plain interior shows colors of pink, green and yellow hues. It also has a slightly ground bottom with a rayed base so he thought it may be European but after seaching through all his reference material he found nothing that even came close.

We sent some pictures off to Ellen Richardson in UK but she thought the pattern was not defined enough to be made by any of the major European manufacturers although, she notes, some glass in Europe is known for the type of iridescence applied only half way up and then turns to clear, as is the case on this little bowl. She feels South America may be more partial to using the Sun in a pattern, such as "Rising Sun" by U.S. Glass. U.S. Glass originally produced it but they later sold the moulds to a South American glass maker. I agree, "Rising Sun" would have been a great name for this little bowl (and it was my first impulse in naming it) but, as you can see, it has already been used and would only serve to confuse the public.

Now, a new name should be shared in a public forum so that it is accessible to everyone. The published information should be in a venue where people trying to research their items can find it. This can be achieved by publishing it a reference book or by offering it to Carnival Glass website of your choice for consideration. This way, today's powerful website search engines can produce the most successful results in finding your discovery. Sharing the information only amongst a private group of collectors does not offer that information to the general public. Very valuable information such as this is often buried in the archives of years and years of dormant newsletters and are only available to a few club members compared to offering them to the whole wide world of curious collectors in every country who'd love to read this coveted information. It doesn't do the Carnival Glass world any good to sit on it, just to say they own it through privilege. It is my hopes to uncover old articles that have been meticulously written by others to be included with their respective pieces here on Showcase. How wonderful it would be to revive and recycle such wonderful talent and information.

Like they say, if you own the actual piece of glass and there are none others known, it is your duty to name it and put it out there for the world to see. Until someone comes up with the documention to prove the discovery of it's origin and catalogue name, we will go with the name "Paneled Sunrise".

I vistied Mike Carwile in the winter of 2015 after the Tampa Bay convention. He showed me this cute bowl and said I should have it, being the very first pattern I've had the privledge of naming. Thank you Mike for the generous opportunity. You are a good friend.

The Christina Katsikas Collection