Indiana Silver is a collector's name. Indiana's pattern number was 151.
This pattern was advertised relatively well in the trade journals when it was released in January of 1913. Of the four patterns that were released this year, Pattern #151 had the top billing. It was headlined in both Pottery and Glass and the Crockery and Glass Journal. The addition of a silver stain instead of the traditional gold stain represented a move away from the norm for Indiana Glass. Indiana Glass was looking for something to distinguish them apart from the many other glass companies and at the same time, they were trying to find something new that would attract consumers.
As with the gold stain, it can be difficult to locate items that do not have a considerable amount of wear. The water pitcher shown above is one of the few that I have seen that does not have a considerable amount of wear to the silver stain.
FROM: The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Indiana Glass, A Glassware Pattern Identification Guide, Volume I, Early Pressed Glass Era Patterns (1898 – 1926) By Craig S. Schenning Copyright 2009
