Blackberry Wreath, Millersburg

While the overall design is similar to the Grape Wreath and Strawberry Wreath patterns, the Blackberry Wreath is the only one with a central berry that has three leaves. A rarely seen variant has four leaves attached to the central berry. Above left is a green plate that sold in 1996 for $2,750 and a blue ice cream shaped sauce. To see a rare chop plate and spittoon, click here.

Hartung Book Two: Blackberry Wreath

Plates, 6-7 inches

Amethyst, 1,900, 2,000 (both 2019),
   1,600, 1,900 (both 2020), 3,000 (2021)

Green, 2,750 (1996), 2,400 (2001), 1,300 (2017)

Green, low ruffled, 775 (2019)

Marigold, 1,600 (2018), 2,000, 2,300 (both 2020),
   1,800, 1,900 (both 2022)

Purple, 1,600, 1,800 (both 2022)

Chop plates

Amethyst, edge damage, 4,000 (2004),
   1,150 (2017)

Marigold, 11,000 (2017), 11,500 (2020),
   10,000 (2022)

Purple, 4,300 (2022)

Bowl, large ruffled, crimped, or 3/1 edge,
9-10 inches


Amethyst/purple, 25, 30 (both 2020),
   40, 45, 50, 60, 65, 70 (all 2021)

Amethyst, tricorner, 55 (2018)

Blue, 600, 650 (both 2019),
   750, 1,050 (both 2021), 950, 1,100 (both 2022)

Green, 20, 30, 35, 40, 55, 65, 75, 80 (all 2021),
   25, 70 (both 2022)

Marigold, 10, 35 (both 2019), 25 (2020),
   20, 25, 30, 35 (all 2021)

Bowl, large ice cream shape, or round, 9-10 inches

Amethyst, 50, 90 (both 2020),
   40, 50, 120 (all 2021), 35 (2022)

Blue, 500 (2018), 425, 725 (both 2020),
   1,000, 2,400 (both 2021)

Green, 25, 35, 45, 55, 80 (all 2016), 45 (2017),
   35, 45, 55 (all 2021)

Marigold, 10 (2018), 25, 30 (both 2021),
   15, 100 (both 2022)

Bowl, large square shape

Amethyst, 275 (2003)

Green, 185 (2017)

Marigold, 230 (2009), 200 (2010), 150 (2014)

Marigold, crimped, 425 (2013), 150 (2015),
   350 (2019)

Updated 11/21/2022

Sauces, about 6 inches, ruffled, 3/1,
ice cream shape


Amethyst/purple, 25, 30, 35, 45, 55, 85 (all 2021),
   45, 50, 60, 130 (all 2022)

Amethyst, crimped, 165 (2014), 105 (2016),
   35, 45 (both 2017)

Amethyst, tricorner, 475 (2007)

Blue, 3/1 edge, 25 (2019)

Blue, ice cream shape, 3,800 (2007),
   2,700 (2015), 3,250 (2017)

Clambroth, 210 (2017)

Green, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 70, 75 (all 2020),
   10, 20, 30, 40, 65 (all 2021),
   15, 20, 25, 40 (all 2022)

Green, low 3/1, 3,000 (2006)

Green, crimped, 405 (2019),
   25, 30, 40, 50 (all 2020)

Green, emerald, 250 (2003)

Lavender, 50 (2002)

Marigold, 10, 15, 20, 25, 45 (all 2020),
   10, 15, 20, 25, 40, 80 (all 2021)

Marigold, crimped, 70, 120, 225 (all 2017),
   100 (2019), 55 (2021), 105, 110 (both 2022)

Marigold, tricorner, 30, 35, 50, 95 (all 2018),
   120, 150 (both 2020), 215 (2022)

Bowls, midsize, 7-8 inches, ruffled, 3/1 edge or ice cream shape

Amethyst/purple, 35, 45, 85 (all 2020),
   25, 30, 50, 55 (all 2021), 20 (2022)

Amethyst, crimped round, 110 (2014), 115 (2017)

Amethyst, tricorner, 65, 70 (both 2017),
   120 (2018), 150 (2019), 50 (2021)

Blue, ice cream shape, 2,800 (2017)

Green, 15, 20, 35, 50 (all 2020),
   15, 30 (both 2021), 20, 30, 40 (all 2022)

Green, ice cream shape, 20, 30, 55 (all 2018),
   30 (2019)

Green, crimped, 385 (2009)

Marigold, 20, 30, 40, 80 (all 2020), 20 (2021),
   20 (2022)

Marigold, ice cream shape, 25 (2016),
   10, 55 (both 2018), 10 (2019)

Marigold, tight crimp, 105 (2008), 60 (2018)

Berry sets

Amethyst, 7-piece, 275 (2017)

Amethyst, 7-piece, 3/1 edge, 225 (2020),
   10, 225 (2021)

Green, 5-piece crimped, 825 (2004)

Spittoon whimsey

Greern, 9,000 (2022)

Marigold, 11,000 (2011), 6,000 (2017),
   7.000, 9,500 (both 2020)


Comments by Barb Chamberlain, writing in the International Carnival Glass Association Pump in December 2008

Blackberry Wreath is a pattern that was produced by the Millersburg Glass Company during its short duration. This is a confusing pattern because there are several other Millersburg patterns that are very similar, having nearly the same leaf and berry design surrounding the outer area on the interior of the bowl. Blackberry Wreath most normally comes with a center design of a berry centered as a part of the three leaves surrounding it. A rare variant will have four leaves surrounding the pattern. To me this middle variant design looks like a butterfly, with the berry being the body and one large and one small leaf being one of the wings with a parallel "wing" pattern on the other side of the berry body.

To confuse us more, the Grape Leaves pattern has four leaves radiating out from the center berry, but in this pattern the berry is separate from the four surrounding leaves which radiate away from the berry.

The Grape Wreath pattern has four different center designs: Clover and Feather, Eight Point Star (seen more often than the other center designs), Four Pointed Star and Bars, and Four Pointed Feathered Leaf (which might be the least often found center design).

Another confusing design is Strawberry Wreath with just a jeweler's bead (a dot) for the center design. Someone once told me that this would make this the most desirable design. I will leave that decision to you.

With all these very similar designs, it is no wonder the Millersburg company had trouble staying in business, since the designing of glass molds was a costly production. Even in the very rare People's Vase, there are two variations of mold designs, according to a conversation that we had with the Wills.

Blackberry Wreath comes in a fair variety of shapes, but bowls of various sizes are the most common. There are nine to ten-inch bowls in ruffled, three-in-one, and ice cream shape available in amethyst, green, marigold, and scarcely found blue bowls. A large square shape has also been found in amethyst and marigold. There are six-inch sauce bowls known in amethyst, green, marigold, scarcely found lavender, and one ruffled and one ice cream shape known in blue. A small tri-corner bowl is known in amethyst. The third sized bowl is about seven to eight-inches in diameter, and comes in the traditional amethyst, green, and marigold. There is one blue ice cream shape reported. There is also one amethyst tri-cornered bowl known and a flared, round amethyst bowl known. Pictured also is our marigold flared eight and one-half inch bowl that was formerly in the Reg and Linda Dunham collection.

Rarely seen pieces are the six to seven-inch sized plates; an amethyst, a green, and six marigold ones are known according Carnival 101. Also known are the rare chop plates which measure nine to ten inches in diameter. There is one amethyst known, which has chips on the edge, and two marigold. Spittoons are known, and it is reported that there are three marigold and one amethyst.