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Can anyone help? I have been given a task which is completley beyond my ken! I have to research the correct table settings for a sumptuous dinner attended by Admiral Nelson and his superior, Admiral Earl St Vincent here at Torre Abbey, Torquay during the Napoleonic wars in 1801.
We are re-creating this historic event in the Abbeys dining room. The centers of the plates at each of 6 place settings, will be screens representing a personality who attended the dinner. As our visitors approach the dining table, motion sensors will activated a conversation between the diners /plates. We intend to set the table for the main course.
Can anyone help OR suggest reference material for the following…
I need to know whether or not they would have used:
1. Placemats on top of the tablecloth?
2. Green baize rectangles concealed under the tablecloth?
3. A complete felted protective felted cloth under the decorative upper cloth and if so was this white or green?
4. How many plates/ glasses/cutlery/side plates for the main and following courses for the and following courses?
5. Would decanters have been on the table or on a sideboard from which they were served?
6. Communal or indival cruets?
7. Bread – what form would this take?
8. Can anyone suggested refernce sources for the above AND a typical main course to decorate the table with?
9. What would be a typical arrangement and style of candelabra?
Any help / suggestions gratefully received!
Regards
Dee
Dee Martin
Torre Abbey & Torquay Museum Education Officer
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