Text-Only Version of The Formal Table Setting
The table setting of all utensils in relation to the main plate.
Above the plate
From left to right:
- Butter plate with butter knife laid across diagonally
- Salt and pepper shakers
- Desert fork and spoon laid horizontally, directly above the main plate. The spoon is on top and faces left, with the fork directly below it facing right.
- Drinking glasses. First the water goblet, then the red wine glass paired closely with a sherry glass directly below it, and then a white wine glass.
Left of the plate
Utensils face upwards, towards the butter plate and knife.
From left to right:
- Salad fork
- Dinner fork
The main plate with folded napkin
Right of the plate
Utensils face upwards, towards the drinking glasses.
From left to right:
- Dinner knife
- Soup spoon
- Seafood fork