<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">christening plates</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>baptisms</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>christenings</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>birth trays</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial containers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>plates</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>baptism plates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>christening plate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>plates, christening</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plates commemorating a child's baptism or christening, of metal or ceramic and often having decorations or an inscription. Examples would be particular types of plates of brass, ceramic, or tin that were common in the 17th-18th centuries in Gelderland, the Netherlands; these plates were sometimes used as offertory plates for well-wishers of the child, often given by the godparents to commemorate the baptism. The tradition grew, in part, out of the earlier tradition of the "birth trays." Modern christening plates may be both commemorative and utilitarian, used by the child to hold food for consumption. ]]></note></mads>