Pattern Profile: Blue Cornflower (199?)

Overwhelmingly, the Blue Cornflower emblem is known as the decoration found on Corning Ware cookware since 1958.  Not just a pattern, the "little blue flower" also was adopted as a company logo on the strength of its iconic status.  For a short time, Corelle was decorated with a variation of this familiar design, but it did not debut until a few years after the Corning Ware pattern's 1988 discontinuance.  An exact introduction date is not known for the Corelle version, but it is certainly from the early to mid 1990s.  It was discontinued January 1996. 

(Photo: Cornflower emblem as a Registered Trademark.)

Corelle dinner plate and bread & butter plate. 

Although this Corelle pattern does not belong to any particular product line, it is comparable to the Images line with a standard rimmed plate style and straight-sided mugs made of Suprema.  But unlike Images, the bowls and platters are fully decorated, and there are soup plates for this pattern as well.

On the Corning Ware side, the largest variety of pieces is available in Blue Cornflower since it is the original pattern and the one with the greatest longevity.  Classic Corning Ware shapes were made in sizes ranging from 1¾ cup Petite Pans to 5 Qt casseroles.  Other pieces include pie plates, baking pans, roasters, platters, trays, Menu-ette sets, Saucemakers, Gourmet Skillets, Rangetoppers, Grab-Its, Counter Savers, teapots, kettles, drip coffee makers, and percolators with chrome spouts and white spouts.

Corning Ware: pie plate and P-21 roaster.

1993 marked Blue Cornflower's 35th anniversary, and to commemorate the event, it was back in stores between March and the end of May that year.  Six individual pieces of cookware ranging in size from one quart to five quarts were offered with special prices discounted by 30%.  Cookware with the Blue Cornflower emblem returned again to the North American market in 2009, with the re-launch of real glass-ceramic Corning Ware.

Blue Cornflower was also one of the original Centura Tableware patterns from 1962.  It was the first Centura pattern to be discontinued, but it was available for about five years.

Corning Ware: Grab-It and 3 cup teapot, P-103.

Corelle Dinnerware:

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

Suprema Mug (straight-sided, 10 oz)

Soup/Cereal Bowl (18 oz 6¼")
Flat Rim Soup Plate (8½")

1 Qt Serving Bowl (8½")
Oval Platter (12½")

Others:

Licensed Corelle Coordinates glassware was made by Libbey, or its subsidiary Crisa, with a 'single bulge' at the base and a narrow top.

Manufacturers other than Corning produced their own versions of Blue Cornflower.  The majority of these are unofficial products and close comparison with the genuine Corning Ware pattern will reveal variations in the design.

Most notable among these companies, Gemco produced many popular tabletop accessories in their 'Matchables' product line, using the pattern names 'Delft Blue' and 'Delft'.  Accessory items also can be found by Dispensers Inc. and Dominion Glass as well as by other companies.

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