I don't throw many (or any, really) formal dinner parties, but I still found this diagram helpful, if for no other reason than it illuminates Downton Abbey's dining etiquette.
All joking aside, seeing this diagram reminded me of a few table-setting rules I learned from my mother as a child: the knife blade always faces towards the plate; the coffee spoon lies horizontally above it; and the water goblet sits in the upper righthand corner above and angled to the (smaller) wine glass.
This probably isn't a daily set-up for you if it is, I'd like to call on you at dinnertime, please! but definitely worth knowing, if only in parts, for more formal occasions, like weddings and fancy business dinners.
Related: Formal Elegance: Do You Own Fine China?
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