This splendid Rising Sun gift-boxed set comprises a Rising Sun water pitcher and six tumblers. It was found in the city of Mar del Plata - a summer resort by the ocean 250 miles from Buenos Aires. Jorge Perri and Jorge Duhalde discovered the set, and were told by the seller that it belonged to a woman who had received it as a wedding gift in 1940.

The label on the inside of the box lid features the name of the shop that originally sold the set:

Jorge Perri and Jorge Duhalde tell us that this shop only sold Argentinean products. The question is therefore, what company made the glass?

Rising Sun is a known United States Glass Co, pattern - but it is very possible that (some or all) Carnival items in this pattern were made by Cristalerias Piccardo in Argentina. No absolute proof exists yet - only circumstantial evidence.

It was a regular feature for Piccardo to make gift-boxed sets: the catalog illustration below shows another example, the Band of Roses decanter and stemmed glasses which were presented in a lovely box. Note the tray (which appears to be metal) on the inside of the lid.

Rising Sun pitcher and tumbler, marigold