Indiana Glass introduced Daisy in 1933 in crystal, in 1935 in crystal with fired-on red, then their lovely, rich amber in 1940, then in the 1960s into the 1970s in avocado green and milk white. (Indiana was on-trend during most of the company’s lifespan.) Daisy looks like depression glass with its mold-etched design of a band of big daisy flowers and scrolls.
Indiana made a full dinnerware set in amber, complete with bowls, plates, and basic serving pieces such as this oval vegetable bowl.
Per my Indiana Glass reference book listing, there should be dinnerware pieces in crystal, green and white too, but some of these are harder to find than the amber. I have seen pieces in all the colors but have personally owned the amber. Indiana’s amber color is lovely, much prettier than my photos show.
For bowls you can choose among a cream soup, which is a shallow bowl with two handles, a small berry or sauce dish size and a cereal bowl. That’s quite a good assortment since many vintage glass patterns omit either the cream soup or the cereal.
There are 4 dinnerware plates, ranging from the 6 inch sherbet liner (aka bread and butter plate) through salad and lunch, to 9 1/2 inch dinner plate. Or you could choose the grill plate.
An interesting piece is the grill plate with insert to make a snack set. You could put the cup, sherbet or cream soup in this indent. Snack sets were popular during the 1950s-70s as they gave people a way to have a drink and nibbles they could hold in one hand. This grill plate is larger than many snack plates, 10 1/2 inches across, likely meant to use for lunch instead of a party where one waves refreshments around.
Indiana tended to use sharply-angled handles on glass patterns. Notice the handles on this cup. It’s the same as on the creamer and sugar and cream soup.
There are a round serving plate and an oval platter in Daisy, plus two larger round bowls and the oval vegetable bowl shown above.
There are a sherbet and two tumblers too that complete a lovely table setting.
Daisy is exclusively a dinnerware set complete with serving pieces. Indiana did not make a candle holder or candy dish in any color nor any other decorative/accessory piece.
I had several pieces of amber Daisy at one time and did not notice a particular problem with chipping or bad wear. The rims on the plates have rounded inside edges which obviates the chance for inner rim roughness. The oval serving bowl does have a sharper inside edge that could be more prone to nicks but the one I had was fine.
Some Indiana Glass depression patterns have a lot of excess glass in the seams which detracts from the appearance and can feel very rough. This was not a problem with the Daisy we had. Of course you will want to check pieces over carefully anytime you find glass to buy.
Daisy is a lovely pattern and it’s fairly easy to find, especially shopping online. Replacements as of today has most amber pieces and some in avocado and crystal too. I checked eBay and found just about every piece in amber and a very good selection in green and crystal although you will have to wade through many Daisy and Button or generic daisy patterns. Pieces appeared to be priced reasonably.
If you like Daisy then it’s a good choice to collect, attractive, available and affordable.