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The bread plate, meal, and water glass are positioned from left to right. Here’s where everything else goes.

Dinner plate

Place the plate in the center of the place mat.

Napkin

Fold the napkin and set it to the left of the dinner plate.

Dinner fork

Place the fork on top of the napkin, next to the plate.

Salad fork

Set this fork to the left of the dinner fork.

Dinner knife

Set this knife on the right side of the plate, with the blade facing in.

Soup spoon

Place the spoon to the right of the dinner knife.

Wineglass

Place the goblet above and to the right of the plate, above the knife.

Water glass

Place this glass slightly above and to the left of the wineglass.

Bread plate

Set this plate above and to the left of the dinner plate.

Butter knife

Rest the knife horizontally across the bread plate.

Dessert spoon

Lay horizontally above the plate, with the bowl of the spoon pointing left.

Dessert fork

Set the fork below the dessert spoon, with the prongs pointing right.