Teaspoon
Our Piece Code: TS
(5-6” in length) |
Teaspoons are perfect for coffee, tea, desserts,
cereal, and soups. You can never have too many of these spoons. They are considered
part of the standard 5-piece place setting. |
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Place Spoon
Our Piece Code: PLS
(6 ½ -7 ½” in length)
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Place spoons are the most versatile piece of silver available.
They can be used as serving pieces or as individual spoons. Many people call these
tablespoons. These pieces are great for soups, desserts, entrees, and cereals. |
Bouillon Spoon
Our Piece Code: BOU
(5-6" in length) |
Bouillon spoons are great for eating soups that are made
from thin broth. They are smaller than both the gumbo and cream soup spoons. Like
cream and gumbo spoons, these pieces generally have round shallow bowls. |
Cream Soup Spoon
Our Piece Code: CSS
(6-7” in length) |
Cream soup spoons are great for just about any soup.
Cream soup spoons are smaller than a gumbo spoon and larger than a bouillon spoon.
Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls. |
Gumbo Spoon
Our Piece Code: GUM
(7-8” in length) |
Gumbo spoons are used for thick soups with large pieces
of meat and vegetables. Like bouillon and cream soup spoons, these spoons generally
have round shallow bowls. |
Fruit Spoon
Our Piece Code: FRS
(5-6” in length) |
Fruit spoons are generally the size of a regular teaspoon.
The bowl of each piece is slightly pointed and some fruit spoons have bowls made
with serrated edges. The fruit spoon is great for cutting into and eating grapefruits,
oranges, and halved melons. |
Five O'Clock Teaspoon
Our Piece Code: FS
(4 ½ - 5 ½” in length) |
Five O'clock spoons are generally smaller than a teaspoon.
They are used for gatherings before dinner, like brunch or afternoon tea. Five
O’clock teaspoons can also double as a youth or children’s spoon. |
Luncheon Knife
Our Piece Code: K1
(7-8” in length) |
Luncheon knives are slightly smaller than the dinner
knife and are used for meals and gatherings before dinner. Also, the luncheon
knife can double as a youth or children’s knife and can be used with the
luncheon fork and five o’clock teaspoon. |
Dinner Knife
Our Piece Code: K2
(8-9” in length) |
Dinner knives are among the most versatile pieces in
a silver service. Although it is called the "dinner" knife, it's also
great for serving butter and/or spreading condiments. |
Knife Blade Styles
Blunt Blade (K1,K2) |
Blunt blades are the oldest and most traditional of blade
styles. In many silver patterns, this style is no longer used. The blunt blade
is characterized by its straight sides. |
Old French Blade (K1,K2)
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Old French blades are slightly curved on one side. |
New French Blade (K1,K2)
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French blades are slightly curved on both sides and are
distinguished from the Modern blade by the indentation that appears on the lower
side where the blade connects to the handle. |
Modern Blade (K1M,K2M)
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Modern blades are one of the most popular blade styles
and appear most often in stainless steel patterns. Unlike the New French blade
style, the Modern blade does not have an indentation where the blade connects
to the handle. |
Bolster Style
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Bolsters are decorative inserts that generally appear
as a small decoration separating the blade from the handle. |
![Patterns from left to right [Tonquin-Ruby by Wedgwood, Indies-Blue by Johnson Brothers, Desert-Rose by Franciscan, Calico-Blue by Staffordshire, California Provincial by Metlox]](../images/plates2s.gif)
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