Fireside, Cranberry, Cobalt Blue, Spring Green, Amethyst,
Smoke Gray, Peacock - Tinted Clear Pyrex

The selection of shapes and sizes offered in clear Pyrex is often different from the items readily available in opal Pyrex, and this is particularly true during the period in which tinted Pyrex was produced.  The usual casserole shape for transparent Pyrex is the round-bottom type, and the most popular size is the 2 Qt 024.  An 023 has 1½ Qt capacity.  Baking pans include pie plates, loaf pans, square pans, and rectangular pans in various sizes.

Top row: Fireside, Cranberry, Amethyst. 
Bottom row: Cobalt Blue, Peacock, Spring Green.
  
The most common style of clear Pyrex nesting bowls is the rimmed variety, and the four sizes are numbered 322, 323, 325, 326.  Although this shape is usually associated with modern Pyrex, it is actually the oldest nesting bowl style.  It debuted in 1942 as a 3 piece set; the 326 did not appear until the late 1970s.

Another type of clear nesting bowl has a fluted exterior and is a sculptured version of the round 400 series bowls.  This shape was first seen in the early 1990s.  The bowls are numbered: 7401-S,  7402-S, 7403-S, 7404-S.  Rimmed nesting bowls also can be found with a smoothly ribbed interior, but these seem to be less common.

Fireside (1977)
This dark brown amber colour is the first decorative tint to appear in transparent Pyrex.  Fireside was still available in the mid 1990s, and the product line encompassed many sizes and shapes of baking pans, custard cups, round-bottom casseroles and rimmed nesting bowls.  Some notable items in this colour include: butter dish, 1400 mug, 815 well & tree platter, 500 series refrigerator dishes.  There is a 480 Cinderella casserole set, but it is unclear whether the smaller sizes exist.

(Photo: Pyrex 1400 mugs.)

Fireside often was sold with accessories for tabletop serving.  The Fireside Originals product line included metal cradles, and Fireside Naturals included baskets.  A 16 piece set of dinnerware was named Fireside Plates 'N' Mates.  This set came with shallow rattan baskets meant to go under the dinner plates.

Bowls with a sculptured teardrop pattern borrow their shape from the Sculptured Ovenware line.  This set comprises one serving bowl and four individually sized bowls.  Festive Harvest is the only printed pattern to appear on tinted clear Pyrex, on a set of rimmed nesting bowls.  The Fireside tint also was used to make lids for amber Visions, beige tinted Corning Ware, French Bisque Corning Ware, and Brown Homestead opal Pyrex.

Amethyst 322, Cranberry 322, Fireside 475 Cinderella casserole.

Cranberry (1993) 
The introduction of clear Pyrex in this colour was a result of the immense success of Cranberry Visions which was launched two years earlier.  A variety of Pyrex baking pans, round-bottom casseroles, and nesting bowls can be found with this tint.  Nesting bowl sets exist in at least two styles: rimmed with a smooth interior, and 7400-S bowls with a sculptured exterior.

Two lines of dinnerware and serving ware were available mid 1990s: Cranberry Sensation with a ribbed pattern on the rim, and Cranberry Swirl with a swirled rim.  Cranberry Pyrex also was used to make lids for Cranberry Visions.

Cobalt Blue (1994)
This brilliant shade of blue has been available in a variety of baking pans, custard cups, round-bottom casseroles and nesting bowls.  There are at least three styles of nesting bowl sets: rimmed with a smooth interior, rimmed with a ribbed interior, and 7400-S bowls with a sculptured exterior.

Elegantly embossed Cobalt Blue serving pieces were made to co-ordinate with the first group of thick Corelle patterns known as Corningware Dinnerware.  The Pyrex items were branded as Corningware Serveware and they have a lot in common with Festiva.  Cobalt Blue is also one of the Festiva colours, which was offered in complete dinnerware sets.  At times, Cobalt Blue bakeware and nesting bowls have returned to production and been sold at factory outlet stores.

Peacock 024 round-bottom casserole, Cobalt Blue 323, Spring Green 326.

Spring Green (1999)
This colour first appeared in the shape of elegantly embossed serving pieces made to co-ordinate with the first group of thick Corelle patterns known as Corningware Dinnerware.  The Pyrex items were branded as Corningware Serveware, and they have a lot in common with Festiva.

Spring Green also can be found in rimmed nesting bowl sets, baking pans and round-bottom casseroles.  It is also one of the Festiva colours, which was offered in complete dinnerware sets.  Spring Green Pyrex also was used to make lids for My Garden Corning Ware in French White shapes.

There is a lighter shade of green found in transparent Pyrex, but it is often branded with MSE, i.e.: Martha Stewart Everyday.  A variety of items were produced specifically for this company.  These pieces are recognizable as typical Pyrex shapes, even without the Pyrex brand name.

(Photo: Pyrex 323 rimmed bowl with MSE brand and logo.  Spring Green 326 on right.)

Amethyst (1999)   
This shade of deep purple is quite different from Cranberry's burgundy colour.  A variety of Pyrex baking pans, round-bottom casseroles, and nesting bowls can be found with this tint.  Nesting bowl sets exist in at least three styles: rimmed with a smooth interior, rimmed with a ribbed interior, and 7400-S bowls with a sculptured exterior.  Amethyst is also one of the Festiva colours, which was offered in complete dinnerware sets.

Peacock 222 square pan with basketweave effect on the outside, and clear 325 rimmed bowl with subtle ribbing on the inside.

Smoke Gray (2000)  
It seems that this dark tint belonged to a product line named Smoked Originals, which might have been short-lived.  It is a true grey colour, different from Fireside's brown hue.  Smoke Gray can be found in baking pans, round-bottom casseroles, three piece nesting bowl sets, and oval roasters.

Peacock (2002) 
This teal coloured blue-green tint was introduced with an embossed basketweave texture on the exterior.  Peacock can be found with a smooth surface too, and both types were made in various sizes and shapes of baking pans, round-bottom casseroles and rimmed nesting bowls.  The patented basketweave pattern appears on many clear colourless Pyrex items as well.

Three-piece bowl set with sculptured exterior, 7403-S, 7402-S, 7401-S.

Sculptured Bowls in Mixed Colours:
A three piece set of sculptured 7400-S bowls was introduced about 2000, and it includes three different colours of tinted Pyrex: Cobalt Blue, Spring Green and Amethyst.  The following year these colours would become available in Festiva dinnerware. 

Nesting bowl sets with this shape exist in Cranberry and clear Pyrex too, and these colour choices include the largest bowl, a 7404-S.  There are three piece sets in Amethyst and Cobalt Blue, but it is unclear whether a 7404-S was manufactured in these colours.


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