HERE ARE SOME OF THE ANSWERS: It’s a bone for a glass dog. They were bred in the early 19th century, but their short lifespan made it impossible to keep them viable.

It’s a serving knife rest, designed to keep your lovely lace tablecloth free from stains.

Congrats on keeping the comments clean everyone! A baby dumbbell. No one likes a weak baby.

It’s a knife rest. These are not only used for the carving knife, but you’ll often find one at each place setting to rest the table knife after it’s used. It is NOT for the butter knife. The butter knife remains across the bread plate.

My grandmother had two. I’m not sure about her background, but she had many items that showed she enjoyed entertaining guests. I have a set of 12 salt cellars with tiny crystal spoons to sprinkle salt from the cellars over individual food servings. We used them at Thanksgiving and other holiday dinners. Nowadays, my children don’t know how to