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1985 - Stoneware Mugs (straight-sided)
(9 oz) Available Patterns: Bayscape, Sandscape, Skyscape, Calico Rose, Blue Floral, Lace Bouquet, Windflower, Embroidery, Blue Lily, Country Violets, Forever Yours, Rose, Summer Blossoms, Apple Harvest, Blossoms In Lace, Colonial Blue, First of Spring, Nutmeg, Thermique Co-ordinated Mugs (Black, Cocoa, Royal), solid beige and more.
First of Spring, Rose, solid beige, Blue Lily. The second and fourth mugs have slightly different handles than the other two.
 This style of mug was first seen in 1985 with the Natural Images product line which included a new wider rimmed plate shape and a Sandstone (beige) background. The mugs were solid beige with a single coloured band at the rim. In 1986 the coupe plate style in the Livingware line was produced in Sandstone for the first time and these new patterns came with co-ordinating solid coloured stoneware mugs.
(Photo: mugs for Calico Rose.)
Another new item in 1986 was a Thermique thermal carafe set with colour-banded mugs, two with a white background and the third is probably  on beige. At least three more Sandstone Corelle patterns were launched in 1988, and this marked the first time that actual patterns appeared on these mugs.
Stoneware straight-sided mugs generally have the same backstamps: 'CORNING ... Corning, NY, USA ... Microwave Safe (or Microwavable)'. The stamps are made in grey, black, green or blue ink. The numbers and letters on the stamp appear to be  insignificant.
Although Corning's address is printed on the mugs, this isn’t a formal statement of their country of origin, and it does not actually say they are made in the USA. These mugs were definitely produced overseas, and many came with a small 'Made in Japan' sticker and some had labels which said 'Made in Thailand'.
Once a beige version of Suprema was produced, about 1991, it would soon become unnecessary to import stoneware mugs. This mug style would be reproduced in both white and Sandstone Suprema with a slimmer handle. (Comparison) There is also variance among the stoneware mugs themselves; some look a lot chunkier  and thicker than others.
(Photo: Mugs matching Forever Yours (left) and Summer Blossoms (right). Under different lighting conditions, the Forever Yours mug can appear to be anywhere between turquoise and seafoam green.)
Colour Schemes:
Beige with coloured band (Natural Images):
Bayscape, Sandscape, Skyscape - brown band
Lace Bouquet, Windflower - light blue-grey band
Calico Rose - light green band
 Blue Floral - dark navy blue band
Embroidery - medium blue band
Solid coloured (Livingware):
Blue Lily - light blue
Country Violets - dark blue
Forever Yours - turquoise (lt. green)
Rose - coral
Summer Blossoms - green
Patterned:
Apple Harvest*, Blossoms In Lace, Colonial Blue, First of Spring, Nutmeg.
Thermique Co-ordinated Mugs:
White with Black - white with black band
Tan with Cocoa - undetermined, possibly beige with brown band
Slate Blue with Royal - white with dark blue band
There is also an undecorated solid beige mug, it is not known to which set it belongs.
(Photo above right: Thermique insulated carafe and matching mugs; White with Black.)
* - There is more than one pattern named Apple Harvest. This one, with straight-sided stoneware mugs, has a beige background and the design is primarily blue and red, with a picket fence and a tall basket stacked with apples. It is from Natural Images with a standard rimmed plate style, and there are stoneware Images cups in this pattern as well.
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