Sterling silver flatware - dictionary of serving and place pieces of flatware


Place Setting Pieces
5 Piece Place Setting From the Left: Salad Fork Entree Fork, Knife, Oval/Place Soup, Teaspoon	4 Piece Place Size setting Shown in Royal Danish by International From Left to Right Salad Fork, Entree Fork Knife, Teaspoon	5 Piece Dinner Setting (Shown above - Dinner Size with French Blade Knife & Oval/Place Soup .) Shown in Lancaster by Gorham From the Left: Salad Fork Entree Fork, Knife, Oval/Place Soup, Teaspoon
4 piece luncheon size setting in Royal Danish by International - Modern blade knife Your teaspoon is approx. 6" long	4 Piece Dinner Setting Modern Blade	4 Piece Dinner Setting French Blade
4 Piece Place Setting (Luncheon Size with French Blade knife.)- Shown in Strasbourg by Gorham	Place Soup This has the same usage as oval soup. The oval soup is usually about 1/4" longer & a bit wider in the bowl.	Oval Soup - For soups, cereal & desserts
Teaspoons Usually 6" Long		Individual Salad Forks
Bouillon Soup in Francis I by Reed & Barton	Round Bowl Cream Soup in Francis I by Reed & Barton	Gumbo Soup Spoons

Flat handle Individual Butter Spreader	Hollow Handle Individual Butter With French Blade	Hollow Handle Individual Butter with Modern Blade

Individual Steak Knife	Paddle Blade Butter Spreaders	Iced Beverage Spoon

Individual Fish Knife For the Fish Course which Usually precedes the Meat Course at a Formal Dinner	Individual Fish Fork Both can also be used for some desserts	Cocktail/Shrimp Fork

Lobster Pick	Butter Picks	Salt Spoon
Ramekin Forks For those puddings & Desserts that need a little help coming out of the bowl.	Demitasse Spoons For your Expresso Coffee or Chocolate	Ice Cream Fork/Spoon

Individual AsparagusTongs No link Available	Individual Strawberry/Fruit Fork	Corn Butterers

Individual Fruit Spoons The tips are pointed. In some cases they are serrated.	Fruit Knives	Napkin Ring Made from a Teaspoon
Serving Pieces
Table Serving Spoon	Pierced Table Spoon	Meat Serving Fork
Hollow Handle Master Butter	Sugar Server	Gravy Ladle
Flat Handled Master Butter Server	Mustard/ Mayo Server	Sauce Ladle
Tomato Server Most of the time these are pierced. Rarely they are not.	Sterling Handle Tomato Server	Berry Serving Spoon

OLIVE WOOD SALAD SERVING SET with Sterling Handles	Sterling Handle Salad Set with Stainless Bowls	All Sterling Salad Serving Set

Lemon Fork	Bon Bon Nut Server	Relish Scoop No list available
Olive Spoon	Olive / Pickle Fork	Jelly Server
Baked Potato Serving Fork Also great for holding down a cheese ball on your buffet.	Roast Beef Server For Small Meats & Your Appetizer Trays	Steak Carving Set For Small Roasts
Butter/Nut Pick	Pate Server No link Available	Roast Carving Set Shown in "Prelude" by International

Asparagus Serving Fork	Sterling Handle Hooded Asparagus Server	Sterling Handle Petit Four Server
Pasta Servers.	Shell Servers	All Sterling Macaroni / Pasta Server (In Italy, spaghetti is called macaroni.)
Ice Scoop	Ice Scoop	Ice Tongs No link available

Soup Ladle The Bowl of the Soup Ladle is Round	Hollow Handle Punch Ladle A punch ladle always has a pouring lip.	Stuffing Spoon
Traditional Pie / Cake Server	Angel Food Cake Breakers (Servers)	All Sterling Ice Cream Slicer No link Available
Wedding Cake Knife	All silver pie/cake server No Link Available.	Pastry Server

Sardine Server	Sardine Serving Fork	HOLLOW HANDLED RICE SERVERS

Waffle Server	Fish Serving Set	Pea Servers
Cracker Scoop	Scalloped Potato Server	Crumber Keep your table tidy.

Tea Strainer	Jelly Roll Cake Server	Sterling Handle Ice Cream Scoop
CRANBERRY SERVERS	Tea Strainers	Bottle Openers
Ringing Dinner Bell	Bar Knives	Lasagna Servers Great for any Casserole that needs lifted out in one piece.

Cheese Server	Parmesan Cheese Grater	Cheese Scoop
Cheese Graters	Cheese Serving Knives	Cheese Plane No Link Available
Knife Comparisons Shown in Grande Baroque by Wallace
h. Fish knife j. Place knife k. Dinner knife-Continental Size l. Dinner knife m. Butter Spreader - Paddle blade n. Butter Spreader -flat handle p.Butter Spreader - modern blade Q.Knife - French Blade R Knife -Dinner size- French Blade s. Individual Steak knife (Very rarely serrated in Sterling Patterns )
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Types of Knife Blades
New French Blade Knife	Old French Blade Knife	Modern Blade Knife
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