Three or More Tuesday – I Love Berry Bowls!

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I remember using two small berry bowls my Mother had when I was growing up. They were white china with pink roses and were rimmed in gold. They were handy to use for a small snack of fruit, a scoop of ice cream, etc.
Berry bowls are also called dessert or fruit bowls. They usually measure from about 4 ½ to 5 ½ inches in diameter, and stand about 1 to 1 ½ inches high.

During the years that I’ve been accumulating various dish sets, I always try to get at least two to four or more berry bowls when they are available. They are not part of the usual 5-piece individual place setting. Here is a photo of the ones I have now:

My first set was for my formal dinner service in Spode "Consul Cobalt." I bought four berry bowls and always admire how exquisite they look:

The blue and white Staffordshire transferware, "Liberty Blue" has Betsy Ross as the subject of the berry bowls:

One of my parents wedding gifts included a set of these ruby red depression glass bowls and the matching larger serving bowl. They were the ice cream bowls we used during my childhood. I now have ten of them and use them to serve ice cream at family gatherings:

I also have a dozen Avon "Cape Cod" berry bowls, which are a Sandwich glass pattern. With the same ruby color, they coordinate very well with the depression glass ones.
These Johnson Bros. "Heritage White" have a lovely octagonal shape:

The vintage white pattern, “American Traditional” by Canonsburg was made in the town of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. I find my plates and bowls in this pattern to be very versatile as I combine it with other dishes.

"Dreselda" is a colorful vintage china pattern by Noritake, made in Japan:

These Korean-made berry bowls are in a Blue Onion style pattern. They have lovely scalloped rims:

These little bowls can be used to hold berries, fruit, sauces, condiments, nuts, candies, and other food choices. I really find them handy, their small size makes them very attractive examples of their respective dishware pattern.

Do you have a favorite type of dish that you collect and enjoy using?

This post is also for Second Time Around Tuesday.


The following berry bowls are thrift store finds:
Two Johnson Bros. “Heritage White” berry bowls and bread and butter plate.
Three Blue Onion bowls Made in Korea.
These were vintage Ebay finds:
Two Noritake “Dreselda”
Four Canonsburg “American Traditional”
These were from an antique store:
Ten ruby red depression glass.

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