danemodsandy
Well-known member
Bill:
Your pattern is called two different names - "Chestnut" and "Cinnamon." This is one of the stranger stories for Corelle. "Cinnamon" was intro'd in 1979 on a new shape that Corning called Dimension IV, the first Corelle shape with a flat rim instead of the non-rimmed "coupe" shape used for most Corelle. The dishes in your photo are the Dimension IV shape, which was discontinued in '85, making the correct pattern name "Cinnamon."
But even after the shape was discontinued, the pattern lived on, re-named "Chestnut" and now applied to the same coupe shape used for the rest of the Corelle Livingware line. "Chestnut" was intro'd in '86, but the date it was discontinued is uncertain; different sources give different years from '87 to '92.
Both are plentiful and not expensive to buy, even from eBay. The one thing you have to watch is that sellers call either shape by either name ("Cinnamon" or "Chestnut" or even "Cinnamon Chestnut"), so you can end up with coupe-shaped dishes when you want Dimension IV, or vice-versa. Photos help!
Your pattern is called two different names - "Chestnut" and "Cinnamon." This is one of the stranger stories for Corelle. "Cinnamon" was intro'd in 1979 on a new shape that Corning called Dimension IV, the first Corelle shape with a flat rim instead of the non-rimmed "coupe" shape used for most Corelle. The dishes in your photo are the Dimension IV shape, which was discontinued in '85, making the correct pattern name "Cinnamon."
But even after the shape was discontinued, the pattern lived on, re-named "Chestnut" and now applied to the same coupe shape used for the rest of the Corelle Livingware line. "Chestnut" was intro'd in '86, but the date it was discontinued is uncertain; different sources give different years from '87 to '92.
Both are plentiful and not expensive to buy, even from eBay. The one thing you have to watch is that sellers call either shape by either name ("Cinnamon" or "Chestnut" or even "Cinnamon Chestnut"), so you can end up with coupe-shaped dishes when you want Dimension IV, or vice-versa. Photos help!