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The salver, a formal tray with no handles, was added as an award in 1978.
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Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2026
The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn.
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Mike Dunne,
sacbee,
28 Feb. 2018
Virginia Wade’s Wimbledon champion’s plate — or salver, as any proper Englishwoman would call it — is packed in a box, awaiting her imminent move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to a new apartment near Manhasset, on Long Island.
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Cindy Shmerler,
New York Times,
13 July 2017
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Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2026
The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn.
—
Mike Dunne,
sacbee,
28 Feb. 2018
Virginia Wade’s Wimbledon champion’s plate — or salver, as any proper Englishwoman would call it — is packed in a box, awaiting her imminent move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to a new apartment near Manhasset, on Long Island.
—
Cindy Shmerler,
New York Times,
13 July 2017
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“Salver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salver. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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salver
noun
sal·ver
ˈsal-vər 
: a serving tray
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