PYREX Pattern Reference

Pattern Reference

Listed below are the opal PYREX patterns covered in PYREX Passion: The Comprehensive Guide to Decorated Vintage PYREX and PYREX Passion II: Vintage Opal Dinnerware, Beverage Items, and Storage Containers.

Standard Colors & Patterns

Standard colors and patterns were mass produced on opal PYREX items for over two years. These patterns and more are covered in PYREX Passion: The Comprehensive Guide to Decorated Vintage PYREX. Patterns are listed in chronological order by release date. Some dates of availability have been updated since the original release of PYREX Passion.

Flamingo
1952-1956

Lime
1952-1955

Opal / Winter Frost White
1949-1986

Opal with Gold Trim
ca late 1950s

Desert Dawn (Yellow)
1955-1956

Desert Dawn (Pink)
1955-1956

Pink
1956-1962

Turquoise
1956-1962

Yellow (Pale)
1956-1962

Yellow (Bright)
1956-1962

Pink Daisy
1956-1962

Snowflake
(White on Charcoal)
1956-1960

Snowflake
(Turquoise on White)
1956-1963

Snowflake
(White on Turquoise)
1956-1967

Butterprint
1957-1968

Pink Butterprint
1959-1960

Pumpkin Butterprint
1965-1966

Gooseberry
1957-1966

Gooseberry
(Yellow and White)
1957-1962

Golden Gooseberry (Prototype)
ca early 1960s

Gold Acorn
1959-1963

Bluebelle "Delphite Blue"
1960-1961

Sandalwood
1960-1962

Early American
1962-1971

Golden Honeysuckle
1963-1965

Town and Country
1963-1967

Town and Country
(Stamp Program Version)
1966-1967

Terra
1964-1965

Brittany Blue
1967-1968

Federal Eagle
1967-1968

Verdé
(Opal Lid)
1967-1972

Verdé
(Stamp Program Version)
1968-1972

Daisy
1968-1973

Daisy
(Opal or Clear Lid)
1968-1973

Horizon Blue
1969-1972

Horizon Blue
(Opal Lid)
1969-1972

Friendship
1971-1974

Friendship
(Opal or Clear Lid)
1971-1974

Spring Blossom Green
1972-1978

Snowflake Blue
1972-1975

Butterfly Gold
1972-1978

Old Town Blue
1974-1986

Old Orchard
1973-1977

Homestead
1976-1980

Woodland
1978-1983

Spring Blossom Green
(1979 Redesign)
1979-1981

Butterfly Gold
(1979 Redesign)
1979-1981

Autumn Harvest
1979-1986

Forest Fancies
1980-1986

Shenandoah (United States)
Wintergreen (Canada)
1981-1986

Colonial Mist (United States)
Blue Mist (Canada)
1983-1986

Homestead (Brown)
1983-1985

Promotional Patterns

Promotional patterns were offered for a short period of time on a limited number of items. In the 1950s through early 1970s promotional items were typically released in the Spring for Mother's Day/June bridal season and the fall for the holiday season. By the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, promotional items were typically offered for a year or more. Unofficial" pattern names (i.e., nicknames used to help identify a pattern) are marked with an asterisk (*) to differentiate them from known pattern names. These patterns and more are covered in PYREX Passion: The Comprehensive Guide to Decorated Vintage PYREX.

1950s Promotional Patterns

White Lace (Lace Medallion*)

Black Needlepoint

Pressed Flowers*

Black Tulip

Balloons*

Mod Kitchen*

Black Rooster*

Musical Staff*

Golden Hearts*

Pink Scroll*

Needlepoint

Barbed Wire*

Turquoise Diamonds*

Constellation*

Twin Server

Buffet Twins

Compass*

Turquoise Scroll*

Dandelion*

Bluebird

Golden Branch*

Golden Casserole

Golden Scroll*

Eyes*

1960s Promotional Patterns

Starburst*

Meadow

Pink Stems*

Salad Bowl

Royal Wheat

Princess Casserole Clear Lid

Holiday Casserole

Golden Grapes*

Floral Casserole
(Green Honeysuckle*)

Green Wheat*

Golden Leaf

White Hex Signs*

Brown Hex Signs*

Brides Casserole

Duchess

Berries*

Blue Wheat*

Empire Scroll

Royal Serving Dish Clear Lid

Golden Pine

Golden Pine Clear Lid

Golden Poinsettia*

Golden Poinsettia* Clear Lid

Gourmet

Zodiac

Zodiac Clear Lid

Black Scroll*

Frost Garland*

Green Scroll*

Golden Tulip

Medallion

Golden Classic

Blue Tulip*

Ivy*

Floral

Golden Bouquet on Blue*

Regency

Empire Scroll (Filigree*)

Autumn Floral

Blue Stripe (Barcode*)

Gold Scroll on Green
(Green Bramble*)

Gold Scroll on Beige
(Beige Bramble*)

Olive Medallion

Golden Bouquet

Gold Wreath

Golden Rose

Blue Ivy Opal Lid

Saxony

Sol Flower* Clear Lid

Golden Rosette*

Blue Doily* Opal Lid

Nouveau Floral*

Celtic Floral* Clear Lid

Spirograph* Clear Lid

Golden Garland*

1970s Promotional Patterns

Willow

Willow Opal Lid

Midnight Bloom* Opal Lid

Wicker* Opal Lid

Penn Dutch

Penn Dutch Opal Lid

Floral Bubbles* Clear Lid

Orange Fiesta* Opal Lid

Navajo* Opal Lid

Green Salad Bowl

Crazy Quilt Opal Lid

Kim Chee Opal Lid

Moon Deco Opal Lid

Seville Opal Lid

Designs*

Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan Opal Lid

Raffia

Raffia Opal Lid

Español Opal Lid

Vintage (Grapes*) Opal Lid

Harvest Clear Lid

Pueblo Opal Lid

New Holland Opal Lid

Daisy (Silhouette*)

Terra Cotta Rose

Dynasty

Spices

Wheat

Garden Medley*

1980s Promotional Patterns

Speckled Lines*

Trailing Flowers* Red

Trailing Flowers* Beige

Prototype and Special Event Patterns

Vegetables*

Brown Tulip*

Charleroi Blue Chip Week*

CGW Greencastle, PA*

Lincoln Center Opening*

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year*

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year-2*

Mod Stars*

Sunset Wheat*

Black Star*

Blowing Leaves*

Blue Dianthus*

Cinderella Starter Set
(Blossom Breeze*)

Clover Berry*

Fleur de Lis*

Golden Thistle*

Golden Trillium*

Green Leaves*

Gypsy Caravan*

Lucky in Love

Orange Diamonds*

Polynesian*

Pop Art*

Sunflower*

Tangerine Floral*

Golden Birds*

Dinnerware Patterns

Some dinnerware was sold directly to consumers through Corning's Consumer Products Division. Many other product lines were strictly commercial, focusing on chain restaurants, mess halls, and cafeterias. These patterns and more are covered in PYREX Passion II: Vintage Opal Dinnerware, Beverage Items, and Storage Containers.

Family Flair: Sea Isle

Dove Gray

Royal Burgundy

Turquoise Band

Coral Sprayed Borders

Fern Green

Autumn Bands

Nile

Cherry

Tiburon

Terra

Family Flair: Yellow Petal

Flamingo Red

Regency Green

Blue Band

Autumn Sprayed Borders

Bluegrass

Chariot

Sapphire / Aegean

Green Leaf

Mocha

Red Circus

Family Flair: Pink Petal

Turquoise Blue

Emerald (Green) Band

Aqua Sprayed Borders

Grecian

Regency

Lancaster

Ebony

Ruby Scroll

Darby

Blue Trains

Corning Crown

Lime Green

Ruby (Maroon) Band

Platinum Sprayed Borders

Revel

Copper Filigree

Bronze

Champagne

Woodstock

White (Opal)

Toughened and Tempered (T-N-T) Table Service (Burgundy Scallop*)

Restaurant Patterns

Many restaurants and hotel chains ordered customized dinnerware patterns directly from Corning Glass Works. These patterns and more are covered in PYREX Passion II: Vintage Opal Dinnerware, Beverage Items, and Storage Containers.

Ponderosa

Bradford House Restaurant

GSI on Ebony

Jiffy Drive In

Cimarron

Ludwig & Kirby

Ponderosa

Palmer House or Hilton Hotel

Hospital for Joint Diseases

Kettle

Grants: The Skillet

Northern Illinois University

Ponderosa

Hilton Hotel

Waffle House

Omelet Shoppe

Hotel Texas

Green Olives*

RY Restaurant

GSI Restaurant

MMG - Unknown*

DW with Fish*

Kent State

La Salle Hotel

Military Patterns

Throughout the 1940s-1980s many military mess halls used customized or standard PYREX dinnerware. These patterns and more are covered in PYREX Passion II: Vintage Opal Dinnerware, Beverage Items, and Storage Containers.

Alaskan Air Command

U.S. Naval Hospital

Strategic Air Command

Pacific Air Forces

U.S. Submarine Warfare Division

Strategic Air Command

Pacific Air Forces

U.S. Air Force

Pacific Air Forces

Nicaragua Air Force

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