Information for the Vintage Glass Kitchenware Enthusiast
Verde, 1967 - 1972. The pattern was marketed for five years, and it's also how long it took to satisfactorily complete this set. For some reason, the bowl most often seen with DWD in nesting four bowl sets is the 1-1/2 quart 402 or 442. So often, in fact, that at one store I even saw a DWD 442 offered free with the purchase of the other three bowls. Patience was its own reward here, however, as the 441, 443, and 444 were Goodwill finds at $8 total; the long-awaited non-DWD 442 $10 by itself.
The set that never was. The Early American (1962-1971) nesting round bowls set did not include a 4-quart. The 404 only existed in a gift set as a cradled casserole with a knob top lid borrowed from the 026 3-quart round casserole, which also happened to fit. The existence of white on brown 401 and 403 bowls suggests Corning may have toyed with the idea of marketing a 4-piece 400 set with alternating color bowls, but it never officially happened.