What’s the difference between Mediterraneo and Oceanview?  What about Bahia?

In a nutshell, Mediterraneo is the new Oceanview.  There is no detectable difference in the pattern on the dinner plates.  The major difference is in the bread & butter and luncheon plates.

These two sizes of plates for Oceanview have a bold, all-over design resembling aquatic plants.  A similar design is also found on Oceanview Coordinates, like teapots and cream & sugar sets.  Oceanview cups are tall and narrow, in the Occasions style, and made of either Suprema or real Corning Ware.  The bowls are 6¼" with a coupe shape and a pattern around the side. 

(Illustration:  Oceanview bread & butter plate, soup/cereal bowl, dinner plate, cup & saucer.  Image from a 1998 catalogue.)

Conversely, bread & butter plates for Mediterraneo have a pattern on the rim exactly like the dinner plates do, and the centre is white.  A luncheon plate for Mediterraneo has not been seen yet, but if it exists, its design is likely to be a replica of the dinner plate.  Mediterraneo cups are stoneware, short and small, holding 6-7 oz.  The bowls are the 7¼" rimmed shape with a blue band.

(Photo: Mediterraneo cup)

Mediterraneo bread & butter plate.

Bahia is another pattern which is very similar to Mediterraneo.  It features a similar shade of blue and a scaled-down version of the same motif.  The plates and bowls for Bahia are coupe shaped rather than rimmed, and the mugs are the large solid-coloured stoneware type.

Bahia bread & butter plate.

Oceanview was introduced in 1998, while Mediterraneo and Bahia were both launched in 2003.

Visit Replacements Ltd. for a photo of an Oceanview luncheon plate.