I’m reaching for my Meadow pattern by Corelle most often these days, when I go to my dish cabinet and pull out a vintage dish to use.
It’s a pretty spring pattern with pastel colors and bright green details. It was one of the early Corelle patterns in the 1970s, and it was my first dinnerware when I lived on my own back in the day.
Old meets new over and over when I treat myself to a snack using this dinnerware. Another example, when I used a Meadow plate to serve myself a saucy McRib.
A Pastel Meadow in Soft Colors
These days, I think it’s the combination of sweet colors and old memories that bring me back to using this dinnerware. My collection is pretty sparse, but I have enough piece types to have a dinner plate or salad plate to use. Also cups and saucers, and a creamer and sugar, for a cup of tea or coffee.
The Meadow pattern was made for about 10 years, and there were a lot of piece types made to coordinate with the dinnerware, such as glassware and bakeware.
I might have a piece or two of the plain glassware I used with it back then, in green to complement the bands on the dishes.
These dishes were sold in any department store that sold kitchenware. Now they are still out there in online markets and secondhand stores, as well as garage and estate sales.
These dishes and glasses are on my permanent shopping list. Winter is a great time to get out and about, looking for the vintage pieces I want to add to my collection.
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The tall glasses that go with this pattern are awesome. They taper in the middle, which makes them easy to hold. They run about seven dollars each in my area, but it’s a bargain. They are so pretty! I don’t like the stemmed goblets, they look too frou frou–but those tall tumblers are a must have.
Another reason I like them? Besides all the go alongs available, like salt and pepper shakers, sugar shakers, etc. is….the pattern reminds me very much of those
old HERBAL ESSENCE shampoo commercials. Kind of…hippie even. 🙂 The seventies were the best.
Hello Sheila!
Thanks for visiting, and the extra info about this pattern! I’ll have to keep an eye peeled for those glasses!
Don’t mess with those little 10 ounce glasses–get the large 16 ounce ones.
That way you don’t have to refill them constantly. 🙂
I hear that! Shows how dining standards have changed over the years, doesn’t it?
Thanks again for stopping by!
I love this pattern! I grew up with it and have a few worn pieces that I got from my mom after she passed. We place them at the bottom of the pile and the new Corelle (boring lol) on top so they don’t get scratched. I truly treasure them. Where do you guys buy/find more? I’ve been thrifting and never find anything except the brown butterfly pattern. I didn’t even know there were glasses! I need to see those(: Thanks!
Hello Monique!
I agree with you about how charming this pattern it! I have some pieces that I display on stands, so I can just look at them.
I don’t find a lot of this pattern in my travels, but sometimes I do find it. If you want to find a quantity faster, I’d suggest the online secondary options (eBay, Etsy and Replacements dot com). Scrolling through those listings will also give you an idea of the piece types that were made in Meadow.
Also, there’s Facebook Marketplace. I haven’t used it myself (yet) but my cousin had good experience on there with some Pyrex.
Happy hunting!