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Daisy

Object Name1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole with Lid
Designer Cynthia S. Gerow
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromOpalware Glass, Enamel
Date1970-1972
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi
TechniqueMold-pressed, screen-printed
SizeOverall H: 7.9 cm, W: 32.5 cm, D: 21.7 cm
Accession Number2010.4.316
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
Pattern Description: “New Daisy PYREX Ware! A Corning Guide to adding a splash of sunshine to your cooking, serving and storing. You get a whole bouquet of Daisies…everything from oval casseroles, bowl sets, refrigerator and storage sets to coordinated pitchers and juicers….Go Daisy picking today.” This 1968 magazine ad for the new Daisy pattern illustrates a trend toward bright and happy colors. Released in 1968 in sunburst colors, the Daisy pattern only appears on the 442 and 444 Cinderella mixing bowls while the remaining bowls and casseroles were solid shades of yellow and orange. Daisy, instead, appears on the clear glass lids of the dishes until 1972 when the clear lids were replaced with opal lids, still with the Daisy design printed on top. While there were no Tabletop Accessories with the Daisy pattern it could be purchased on a wide array of products including the more standard casserole and bowl sets as well as on the three-piece Bakeware set (330-39) and the small 10 oz. or “pixie” casserole (700-39), both released in 1971. A set of juicers could be bought to accompany the Daisy design, but the juicers were printed with slices of oranges and lemons not Daisy, although still in the same vivid shades of yellow and orange. Daisy was discontinued in 1973.
Physical Description1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole with Lid in "Daisy" Pattern. Opaque white opalware glass; screen-printed yellow and orange enamel; mold-pressed. 1.5 qt. yellow colored casserole with handles and a white lid with yellow daisy pattern on top.
Provenance
Source Dianne Williams - 2010-12-31
plaque
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
about 300-50 BCE
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
plaque
99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)