Pattern Profile: Colonial Mist (1983)

The Livingware 2 product line was launched in 1983, and Colonial Mist was the most popular among the four new patterns.  Bowls, saucers and oval platters are decorated with a single blue band on the rim.  The common feature among Livingware 2 patterns was the inclusion of a new Pyrex cup style with a unique extra-white formulation. 

Colonial Mist was discontinued between 1987 & 1992, but an exact ending date is not known.  It was the last Corelle pattern to be available with Pyrex nesting bowls & ovenware.

Pyrex Livingware 2 Cup with saucer, and Suprema flared mug.
 
In late 1983, matching Colonial Mist nesting bowls & ovenware were launched to accompany the Corelle dinnerware.  By this time Tabletop Ware accessories had ceased production and none were made for this pattern. 

Although opal Pyrex items were discontinued in 1986, this exact design reappeared later as White Lace on clear Pyrex rimmed nesting bowls.  Three-piece & four-piece bowl sets were introduced mid-1988.  Within the Corelle Coordinates line, Libbey glassware in White Lace appeared even later, in 1994.

(Photo below: Dinner plate; image from 1985 catalogue) 
 

Corelle Dinnerware:

Dinner Plate (10¼")
Luncheon Plate (8½")
Side Plate (6¾")
Saucer (6¼") *
 
Pyrex Livingware 2 Cup (7-8 oz)
Suprema Mug (flared, 9 oz)
 

Dessert Bowl (10 oz 5 3/8") *
Soup/Cereal Bowl (18 oz 6¼") *
 
1 Qt Serving Bowl (8½") *
2 Qt Serving Bowl (10¼") *
Oval Platter (12½") *

* - one blue band

 

Others:

Licensed Corelle Coordinates glassware was made in White Lace years after Colonial Mist Corelle was discontinued.  Libbey, or its subsidiary Crisa, produced this glassware with a ‘single bulge’ at the base and a narrow top. 

Other licensed Coordinates include glass counter-savers from Vance Industries.  It seems that there are no unofficial imitations of Colonial Mist from other manufacturers.

Related Articles:

Livingware 2 Cup (1983)
Suprema Mug (1986)
Plate Styles: Coupe
What is Suprema?

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