Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Celebrating Agatha Christie's 100 Years Tablescape

 Pat is a voracious reader of mysteries - all kinds - cozies, police procedural, thriller, hardboiled, noir, classics, etc. just to name a few. It is her favorite genre of books and she has read thousands over the years. Her favorite mystery author of all times has always been Agatha Christie. Undoubtedly, Ms. Christie is the favorite of many people. It has been 100 hundred years since her first novel introducing her most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, was published. Although she has been dead for nearly 45 years, her books continue to be popular - having been outsold by only the Bible and Shakespeare. So Pat wanted to set a table to celebrate such a grand achievement.
Pat chose a simple but sweet style for the table
At first, Pat was going to set a Christie novel at each place setting, but decided to just incorporate them into the centerpiece.

A modest place setting - no charger or frills - and silverplate flatware
The crystal napkin rings belonged to our Mother
The dinnerware is "Forget Me Not" by Myott Staffordshire - appropriately named, I think, for this week's table theme


The blue water goblet is "Navarre" by Fostoria

What a perfect centerpiece for a book celebration tablescape
Just a small number of the Christie books in Pat's library


From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Dinnerware - "Forget Me Not" by Myott Staffordshire from eBay and Replacements.com
Flatware - "April" Silverplate by International Silver
Water Glass - "Navarre" Blue by Fostoria from Replacements.com and eBay
Champagne Glass - "Bubbles Galore" by Maxwell and Williams from Tuesday Morning years ago
Candle Holders - from Pat's collection

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

4 comments:

  1. I too enjoy Agatha Christie's whodoneits. This is a beautiful table and I especially like the Fostoria and your Mother's napkin rings. Lovely tablecloth too!

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  2. I'm a long-time Agatha Christie fan, and I love that centerpiece! "Forget-Me-Not" is a great choice for remembering favorite books and honoring a favorite author.

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  3. Fantastic idea for a centerpiece! Whole table is lovely.

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