Corning’s distinctive solid-colored opal Pyrex mugs (1610) were produced from 1979-1985 in a wide variety of colors. The back stamp may be branded “Corning,” “Pyrex,” or "Corelle." Mugs were available in Corelle Dimension IV dinnerware sets in the following patterns:
- Cinnamon (Rust), 1979-1985
- Citrus (Yellow), 1979-1983
- Almond, (Tan), 1979-1984
- Slate (Light Blue), 1982-1985
- Heather (Light Green), 1982-1985
- Cobalt (Dark Blue), 1984-1985
- Onyx (Black), 1984-1985
Solid-colored mugs in Cinnamon, Citrus, Almond, Slate, Heather, Cobalt, and Onyx.
Mug Shots Collection
| In a unique crossover that was fairly uncommon with Corning, some of the solid-colored mugs were available to restaurants, hotels, and foodservice operations in the early 1980s as part of Corning’s “Mug Shots Collection.” The mugs were sold in bulk-packs of 2-dozen and could be matched with any of the available commercial dinnerware patterns. The solid-colored mugs available to commercial customers included several mugs also available in Corelle sets, along with two unique colors:
|  Mug Shots Collection as depicted in the 1981 Tableware Catalog. |
Interestingly, the solid black mug, released as “Onyx” in Corelle sets in 1984, was available several years earlier to commercial customers. The dark brown mug, officially called “Java,” and the dark green mug were unique to the commercial line and are therefore much harder to find. Curiously, the back stamp for the Java and Dark Green mugs is branded “Corelle” rather than “Corning” or “Pyrex” when, in fact, these were the only two mugs that were not offered with Corelle sets.
Keep your eyes open for the dark brown and dark green mugs. They’re quite hard to find!
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