Pattern Profile:
Iris, Summer Mist (1984), Spring Pond (1985)  

Iris and Summer Mist were the newest additions to the CornerStone Collection in 1984, and they would be joined by Spring Pond mid-1985.  The multi-coloured designs adorn the centre of the plate, and coloured bands appear on the rims.  Bowls and saucers are decorated only with coloured bands, and Iris and Summer Mist share the same sage green banded pieces.  Spring Pond has three bands: green, pink and white.

Summer Mist 20 piece set.  Image from 1985 brochure.

The unique rolled rim style of the plates is echoed in the soup/cereal bowls and saucers, and for these three patterns, even platters and serving bowls have CornerStone rims.  Eventually platters and serving bowls would move to the ordinary coupe shape for all CornerStone patterns, and this is true for Spring Pond.  These coupe pieces might have been made for Summer Mist too.

Spring Pond Centura cup and serving bowl with a CornerStone rim.

Initially the sets came with Centura cups, and stoneware cups also exist, but they are less likely for Iris.  Suprema cups are possible for Spring Pond, but this point is unknown for Summer Mist.  The first style of cream & sugar set was made of Centura with a beige plastic flat-top sugar lid.  After 1986 this was replaced by a stoneware set, and this sugar lid is stoneware with a tall knob.

(Photo: Iris, image from 1985 brochure.)

Iris was discontinued mid-1986.  Of these three patterns, Spring Pond was available the longest, and 1992 appears to be its final year of production.  Summer Mist was dropped earlier, sometime between 1987 and 1992, but an exact ending date is not known. 

Iris luncheon plate. 

Corelle Dinnerware:

CornerStone Rimmed Plates, Bowls & Platters:
Dinner Plate (10¼")
Luncheon Plate (8½")
Side Plate (7¼")
Saucer (6¼") *

Centura CornerStone Cup (7 oz) - all
Stoneware CornerStone Cup (7 oz) - possibly not for Iris
Suprema CornerStone Cup (7 oz) ‡

Centura CornerStone Cream & Sugar - all
Stoneware CornerStone Cream & Sugar - not for Iris
   
Dessert Bowl (10 oz, 6¼") *
Soup/Cereal Bowl (18 oz, 6¾") *
1 Qt Serving Bowl (8½") *
Oval Platter (12½")

1 Qt Serving Bowl, coupe (8½") * ‡
Oval Platter, coupe (12½") ‡

‡ - only for Spring Pond, Summer Mist also possible.

* - coloured bands:
Iris, Summer Mist = two sage green bands; 
Spring Pond = green, pink, white.

Others:

Thermal carafes in a one quart size were made overseas and sold under the Corning brand.  These were offered in Iris and Spring Pond.


Related Articles:

CornerStone Cup (1983)
Plate Styles: CornerStone
Bayscape, Sandscape, Skyscape (1985)
Pattern List: Beige-Tinted Plates
1985 Brochure - Introducing Spring Pond
What is Centura?
What is Suprema?

FIRST CornerStone Profile.