Situated aft of the main galleys, the Second-Class Dining Saloon offered three meals a day in a pleasant oak-paneled setting fitted with the old-fashioned rectangular table and swivel chairs (00/0144) affixed to the deck. At best, this was an uncomfortable arrangement since passengers were invariably either too far from the edge necessitating a reach for the food, or too close, pinning the more robust passenger’s abdomen against the table.

Smaller than the First-Class Dining Saloon, this room was designed to hold 394 passengers who described it as a pleasant space filled with fresh flowers, silver-serving pieces, etched decanters, and starched white linens.

The china used in this room was an earthenware (00/0205b) with a blue and white floral pattern surrounding the White Star Line logo. RMS Titanic, Inc. has recovered a substantial amount of this service, which can be seen around the world in Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.