Top picks for identifying Corelle patterns online

There are nearly 500 Corelle patterns, and it's not possible for any one website to be that complete.  So it's good to have a few different resources to identify patterns.

I think the best site to start with is the Corelle identification section of "Microwave Cooking for One".  It has excellent pictures in a semi gallery format.  It is frequently updated when "new" vintage patterns come to light and also includes the latest current patterns.  There is also a forum to ask questions, if you still can't find the info you need.

http://www.microwavecookingforone.com/Corelle/CorelleDiscontinued0.html

And take the opportunity to check out the cookbook on offer there as well.  I have a copy and I refer to it frequently!  It’s an excellent and detailed guide for successful microwave cooking.   www.microwavecookingforone.com  

Replacements Ltd has a large photo gallery, but the pictures can be quite poor quality.  They also list many well-known patterns as unknowns with names like COR01…, which is a bit annoying.  But for the ones that are named, they are usually correct.  By the way, they insist on using categories by manufacturer's name only, so Corelle, Centura, Comcor and Corning dinnerware are all lumped together under 'Corning'.  

If you’re wondering whether a certain piece was made in a particular pattern, have a look through their lists of pieces in stock as well as those which are sold out at the bottom of the page.   If the item is on that page then it definitely exists, because they either have it for sale now or they have sold one in the past.   However, the reverse may not be true.  Your item may exist, but if they have never had one in stock, they have no reason to list it.

www.replacements.com/china/CORIMG01.htm

Lastly, I have to mention the official Corelle website.  Basically, if you can find your pattern there, it's guaranteed to be the correct name.  But I have to say, for an organization that must have access to every scrap of information about Corelle, they haven't tried very hard.  The retired pattern section really only scratches the surface, but they do have good pictures, although they are a bit small.  They re-built their website some time ago and it might look more slick now, but the old site actually had more content on retired patterns.

www.corelle.com/index.asp?pageId=78