Gooseberry (Pyrex pattern)

How to read it

Gooseberry and Butterprint came out in 1957 as the first patterns on Corning’s new Cinderella bowls, nesting mixing bowls with a handle or spout on each side, designed by John Philip Johnson. The Corning Museum of Glass’s Pyrex pattern library credits the Gooseberry design to Philip Johnson and counts it among the first four printed patterns on opal Pyrex, after Snowflake and Pink Daisy. Because it was one of the two patterns the spout-and-handle bowls launched with, the museum says, the Cinderella name has become a byword for that kind of Pyrex bowl. The line was discontinued in 1966. PYREX is a registered trademark of Corning Incorporated (see PYREX and pyrex).

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Colours

The museum lists five colourings: pink on white, white on pink, black on yellow, black on white, and gold on beige. Pyrex Love, a collectors’ reference, says pink on opal white is the most common. The black sets came only as the four-piece Cinderella bowl set, released in 1957 and discontinued in 1962. Gold on beige pieces exist, but the museum says it is unclear whether they were a promotional item, a market test or a gift for employees.

Other names

Pyrex Love records the names collectors have given the pattern: Onion Berries, Leaves and Berries, Acorn and Grape Leaves.