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Pyrex Profile - Homestead (1976)
The newest design in 1976, Homestead is evocative of traditional colonial earthenware with its blue folk art motif on a speckled beige finish. Differing from many Pyrex patterns, it does not have an alternating colour scheme, and all pieces have the same background. Homestead was designed by artist Estelle Rothstein, and it was last available in 1980.
Although it is not literally a Corelle pattern, it was promoted at its launch as the ideal complement to Old Town Blue (1972). As in, "The Homestead Collection … Blends Beautifully with Old Town Blue." Although it was pictured frequently alongside Old Town Blue in catalogues, the original packaging did not bear the Compatibles brand name. But some boxes did state "Complements your Corelle Livingware by Corning".
401s & 402s: Blue & Brown Homestead mixed together. The background colours are slightly different, even disregarding the speckled finish. The brown pattern is newer than the original blue version.
Initially, oval casseroles and Cinderella casseroles were equipped with speckled beige opal Pyrex lids, and the smallest 471 had no printed pattern at all. By mid 1977 this was no longer the case, so casseroles manufactured during the later part of this pattern's lifespan came with clear Pyrex lids, and 471s from this time are printed with a blue design.
Each of the bowls of the 400 series were available for individual sale as well as in boxed sets of three and four, from approximately 1977 to 1979. Similarly, beginning in the late 1970s until 1980, 474 and 475 casseroles were sold individually with item numbers 484 and 485 respectively on the boxes.
A 6-Piece Country Kitchen Set was available sometime between 1978 and 1980. This grouping consists of pieces gathered from three different sets: 503 refrigerator dish & lid, 475 casserole & lid, and 402 & 403 round nesting bowls.
Blue Homestead 441; Brown Homestead 474 (lid not shown).
Blue on speckled beige is the original colour scheme of Homestead, but there is a second version with a Brown design on a solid beige background. Original packaging reveals that it was also named Homestead. Some packaging also carries a copyright date of 1984, placing Brown Homestead in the early to mid 1980s, and certainly newer than the Blue version. Exact starting and ending dates for the Brown version are not known.
Only selected pieces were available in Brown, and one special item was a Bake 'N' Carry set which combined a 475 casserole and a quilted cosy. Lids for 480-series casseroles are clear dark brown amber Pyrex, a colour borrowed from the Fireside product line.
No divided dishes or baking pan sets were offered in either version of Homestead. 1410 mugs do exist in Blue Homestead, but it is not clear whether they were a regular production item.
-Blue Version-
Tabletop Ware:
1410 Mug (all-over speckled beige with blue pattern)
Nesting Bowls:
Sets:
300 Series Round – 401, 402, 403
400 Series Round – 401, 402, 403, 404
440 Series Cinderella – 441, 442, 443, 444
Singles:
Round 401, 402, 403, 404
Ovenware:
4 Quart Round Casserole – 664
Cinderella Casseroles (470 Set) – 471 (no pattern, or patterned), 472, 473 -with speckled opal lids, or plain clear lids
Cinderella Casseroles (480 Set) – 473, 474, 475 - with speckled opal lids, or plain clear lids
Cinderella Casserole, single (484 or 485 set) - 474 or 475 - with clear lids
Oval Casseroles - 043/943, 045/945 - with speckled opal lids, or plain clear lids
Refrigerator Dishes – 501 (no pattern), 502, 503 - with clear lids
6-Piece Country Kitchen Set - 402 & 403; 503 & 475 - with clear lids
Libbey Glassware: It is not known for certain if this glassware is an official licensed product, but the design looks authentic enough. The pattern is blue with a beige speckled background. The shape is the familiar Corelle Coordinates style with a 'single bulge' near the bottom.
-Brown Version-
In terms of the specific pattern, the Brown one varies from the Blue only slightly. It is a scaled down and smaller version of the Blue design, and on some pieces certain motifs are missing from the Brown design.
The items listed below definitely exist and there might be others too. 471 & 472 Cinderella casseroles seem to be non-existent, so it is doubtful that a 470 set was offered. There is probably no 404 bowl.
The quilted cosy for the Bake 'N' Carry is not printed with a Homestead pattern. It seems to be a waffle-weave or check design in brown & white with a solid brown interior, quilted with a zig-zag design.
Nesting Bowls:
300 Series Round – 401, 402, 403
440 Series Cinderella – 441, 442, 443, 444
Ovenware:
Cinderella Casseroles (480 Set) - 473, 474, 475 - all with brown clear lids
Cinderella Casserole, single (485 Set) - 475 - Bake 'N' Carry, with brown clear lid and cosy
Related Articles:
1976 Catalogue
Who designed the patterns?
Tinted Clear Pyrex, Fireside etc.
Why name Pyrex mixing bowls after Cinderella?
Dates for Pyrex patterns/pieces: 1960s to 1980s
Pyrex Model Numbers
Cup Styles: 1410 Mug
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