Enchanting Woodland Table, Reminiscent of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Welcome to the 924th Tablescape Thursday! A few weeks back, Teresa attended a special event hosted by the Houston members of the Society For The Advancement of Floral Design. At this special event, beautiful table settings were created for everyone’s enjoyment. Last week I shared an adorable Winnie-the-Pooh table that was created for the event. (See that table here: Whimsical Tablescape in Celebration of Winnie-the-Pooh Turning 100 Years Old.)

One of my favorite tables that Teresa photographed was this table with an enchanting woodland scene. When I saw the photos, the first thought that popped into my mind was a favorite William Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I love that mossy tablecloth!

Look at that huge tree stump in the center of the table! I wonder if it’s partially a real stump—it looks so realistic! Notice all the woodland animals on the sides. I love how they are emerging out of the flowers and plants.

Here’s a view of the other side featuring more woodland creatures. I think this is my favorite table of all the ones featured at this event. I love it!

Let’s take a closer look at the dinnerware.

That appears to be a golden chariot…

When I zoomed in, the plate on the left appears to show a queen wearing a crown with another person nearby who is dressed in what appears to be Elizabethan-style clothing. The whole scene looks very much like a scene from the Elizabethan period, the time during which Shakespeare wrote approximately half of his plays. Shakespeare lived and worked through two historical eras: the reign of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabethan Period) and later, the reign of King James, known as the Jacobean period. The salad plate on the right is upside down, but when I zoomed in, I could see figures/people, but I couldn’t quite tell what they are doing. Does anyone recognize this dinnerware? I would love to know more about it.

Thanks so much to Teresa for sharing these amazing table settings! They are fantastical! Looking forward to the beautiful table settings linked for this week’s Tablescape Thursday!

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