Daisy is one of those glass patterns that is so simple that it’s easy to overlook. Indiana made it in crystal during the depression, in amber in the 1940s then avocado green and opaque white in the late 1960s and 1970s, on-trend colors for the times.
The cream soup shown above has angular handle, similar to handles Indiana used for depression patterns Horseshoe and Lorain. There is a band of simplified daisies and scrolls near the rim with wide fluted panels below.
Plates and larger bowls have an impressed diamond honeycomb center. The rim design is quite separate from the center but it harmonizes well and the fluted section sets off the pattern.
I don’t think you are likely to mistake Daisy and other patterns. There is a lot of glass out there that has etched floral designs, even etched daisies, but remember Indiana Daisy is mold-etched so all the flowers are raised up, not inset into the glass as are etched patterns.
To those of us who lived through the avocado craze in the 1970s and 80s, the green is less appealing than crystal or Indiana’s rich amber color. (Avocado refrigerators anyone? Cannisters? Dinnerware?) Yet it too is a nice color, not a dead grayed out green nor a harsh vivid color.
Notice the sugar has a square stepped foot. Tumblers, sherbets, creamer and sugars are footed. The tumblers do not have the sharp little extra step in the foot that the other pieces do. Cups are flat.
You can find the green and amber Daisy quite easily online or at antique malls or estate sales if you search. I got several pieces at estate sales when former collectors liquidated their glass holdings. If you like this pattern you might keep an eye on estate sale listings in your area. People who bought glass in the 1970s are often downsizing now.
You can get a nice set of dinnerware, cups and saucers, dinner, luncheon, salad and sherbet plates, several bowls, plus a nice selection of serving bowls, platters, and tumblers. Daisy looks good on the table. The pattern is not overpowering and you can blend with other glass if you like. I don’t think it would work to blend the amber and avocado colors on a table, but try it. I never bought any avocado glass in any pattern so have not tried to combine colors.
Both green and amber are inexpensive except for the harder to find pieces such as the 12 ounce tumbler shown above. Crystal is a little harder to find and the cups and saucers shown above are the only pieces I’ve seen in person.
Daisy is a lovely pattern that is easy to enjoy, fun to collect.