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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">birth trays</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>christening plates</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial containers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>birth salvers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>birth tray</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>childbirth platters</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>deschi da parto</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>desco da parto</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>trays, birth</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Trays or platters, usually of circular or octagonal shape and made of various materials: wood panel upon which a scene or symbolism had been painted, ceramics having similar scenes or family crests, or metal. The trays were important symbolic gifts made on the occasion of a successful birth in late medieval and Early Modern Europe, particularly in Italy. Food, clothing, or other gifts were often presented stacked upon the tray. ]]></note></mads>