Comparing Friendship Pyrex & Country Festival Corning Ware 

Twin bird motifs are a recurring theme on Pyrex in particular, but Country Festival is one example that can be found on Corning Ware.  It might have the distinction of being the most incorrectly identified Corning Ware pattern.  The most common error is confusing it with Friendship, and another frequent mistake is misspelling 'Festival'.

In general, Friendship and Country Festival do share similarities, but their colour schemes and the styles of the artwork certainly distinguish them from each other.  A comparison between the two shows that they cannot possibly be the same pattern.  Friendship was discontinued about one year before Country Festival's launch in the summer of 1975.

Friendship 401 (top); Country Festival A-1 1 Qt casserole (bottom).

There are other Pyrex items decorated with pairs of birds, and one example from late 1959 is an oval 043/943 casserole.  The original packaging reveals that it was called the Bluebird Casserole and it was equipped with a metal cradle originally.

Bluebird Casserole, 043 with 943 lid, 1½ Qt.

A more recent pattern on dark brown amber Pyrex rimmed nesting bowls bears a resemblance to Country Festival and even Gemco's Country Life.  The rosy beige pattern is called Festive Harvest and it was introduced mid-1988.  It was still in production in 1990, but an exact ending date is not known.

(Photo: Festive Harvest 1 Qt rimmed nesting bowl, 322.)

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1971 Catalogue: Friendship
1974 Brochure - Pyrex 470 Casseroles
1975 Brochure - Country Festival
Compare Country Life (Gemco) & Country Festival
Compare Red 402s
1959 Advertisement: Pyrex Gifts
Tinted Clear Pyrex, Fireside etc.
Dates for Pyrex patterns/pieces: 1960s to 1980s