Pattern Profile: Victorian Lace (1988) 

Victorian Lace, introduced early 1988, was part of the Natural Images product line.  It is an all-white design on beige, and although white had been used before as an accent on many beige-bodied patterns, this was the first one to use no other colour but white.  In Corning's words, this decoration "provides a touch of muted elegance to an everyday dinnerware that may be dressed up for more formal entertaining."  An exact ending date is not known for this pattern, but it does appear to be a short-lived one.

Victorian Lace bread & butter plates.

It is an uncommon pattern, and not a lot of detail is known about available pieces.  Items which were usually sold separately, like luncheon plates, serving bowls and platters, have not been observed yet so it is not known whether they were made at all for this pattern. 

There are other clues which do provide knowledge on what would have comprised a full set.  It was a 20-piece set, so there are cups and saucers, not mugs.  These cups would be stoneware because Natural Images cups were made of stoneware before 1991.  All Images patterns included bowls in the coupe 6¼" size, decorated with coloured bands.  No bowls or saucers for Victorian Lace have been seen, so it is impossible to say for certain how they were decorated, but one or more white bands on the rim seems more likely than a full pattern on the side.

Pattern detail, centre of bread & butter plate.

Corelle Dinnerware:

Rimmed Plates:
Dinner Plate (10¼")
Luncheon Plate (9") **
Bread & Butter Plate (7¼")

Saucer (6¼")

Stoneware Images Cup (8 oz)

Soup/Cereal Bowl (18 oz 6¼")
1 Qt Serving Bowl (8½") **
Oval Platter (12½") **

** The existence of these items is unconfirmed, but they are a possibility.

Pattern on rim, bread & butter plates.

Related Articles:

Images Cup (1986)
Plate Styles: Standard Rimmed
Design Images (1986)
Pattern List: Beige-Tinted Plates

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