Pattern List - Soup Plates

Flat-rim soup plates were first seen in 1979 with the Dimension IV line.  Although that group of patterns disappeared in the mid 1980s, the soup plate has endured to the present day.  Date ranges pertain to the shape in general; the dates of each individual pattern vary.  Generally soup plates have been provided separately in open-stock, but a few patterns have included them in boxed sets, taking the place of the usual soup/cereal bowl.

Wildflower soup plate.

Soup plates also appear in the thicker Ultra product line, but they measure 9 inches with slightly different proportions.  This list is confined to 8½" soup plates in the regular Corelle thickness.  There might be even more patterns than those listed below.  Total so far: 93.

Almond
Apricot Grove
apple blossom design **

Blue Cornflower
Blue Crackle
Blue Heather
Blue Linen
Blue Plaid (*)
Blueberry Bouquet (*)
Butterfly Gold

Casa Flora
Celestial Blue (blue band) (~)
Cinnamon
Citrus
City Gardens
Cobalt
Country Cottage
Country Hearth (*)

Duck (*)

English Breakfast (*)

Farm Fresh (*)
Fiesta
First Of Spring (*)
Forever Yours (*)
Forget Me Not, 2nd
French Lilac
Friendship

Garden Home (*)
Green Crackle
Green Linen
Green Plaid (*)

Heather
Heather’s Plate
Holiday Bands
Hometown (*)

In The Garden
Indian Summer
Island Breeze

Jasmine

Leaf (*)
Lyrics

Moonglow
Morning Blue
Morningsong

Nautical Blue

Old Town Blue
Onyx
Orchard Delight

Pastel Ballet (pink band) (~)
Periwinkle Rainbow
Periwinkle Sundance
Primavera
Provincial Blue
Purple Linen

Quilt

Red Plaid (*)
Retro Squares
Romance
Rose Duo
Rose Rainbow
Rose Sundance
Rosemarie

Sandstone (*)
Secret Garden
Serenity
Shadow Iris
Silk Blossoms
Slate
Solid Blue
Solid Green
Spearmint
Sponge Blue *
Spring Blossom Green
Spring Blue
Subtle Blue
Summer Citrus
Sunblossoms (*)
Sweet Blossoms

Teal Rainbow
Teal Sundance
Tuscan Vine

Watercolors
Wildflower
Winding Gate, Black
Winding Gate, Green
Windward White / Spring Breeze (~) 
Winter Frost White
Winter Holly
Woodland Brown

Yellow Crackle
Yellow Linen
Yellow Rainbow
Yellow Sundance

(*) - Sandstone/beige background.

(~) - Embossed 3-Swirl shape, no pattern, decorated with coloured band on edge where applicable.  Spring Breeze uses the undecorated Windward White soup plate because this pattern does not include a coloured band normally.  This is also true of saucers.

* - It is not clear whether this example belongs to Sponge Blue or Blue Hearts.  The central motif from Blue Hearts is not printed on this size, but the patterned rims of both patterns are practically indistinguishable from each other.  In any case, this item seems to match both patterns equally well.
             
** - Official pattern name not known.  It is a design of pink apple blossoms, decorated on the centre of the plate, with coloured bands on the rim, one pink and one tan.

(Photo: Unknown apple blossom design on a platter.)

Soup plate, unknown apple blossom design.  It might not be a regular production pattern, but a certain quantity does exist.  Other known items are: dinner plate, cup, platter, serving bowl (1 Qt).  Its method of decoration and the shape of its cup are consistent with the Expressions product line.  Backstamps suggest that the pattern dates to around 1980 & 1981.

Advertising:  Soup plates for promotions were specially made for certain national brands.  Total so far: 9.

Campbell’s Soup (1984 Olympics, plus a second design with red lettering)
Chef Boyardee (no lettering or logo, just two coloured bands, green & red)
Morton Salt (four different designs)
SpaghettiOs (two different designs)


Related Articles:

Plate Styles: Narrow Rimmed, Embossed 3-Swirl 
Pattern List: Pie Plates 
Extra Photos: Corelle (Part 1), (Part 2)