TRAY

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 223 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TRAY , a fiat receptacle with a raised edge used for a variety
of purposes, chiefly domestic. The tray takes many formsoblong, circular, oval, squareand is made in a vast number of materials, from papier macho to the precious metals. Dukt. Charles of Lorraine had a pen-tray of rock crystal

standing

STANDING

on golden feet; Marie Antoinette possessed a wonderful oval tray, silver gilt and enamelled, set with 144 cameos engraved with the heads of sovereigns and princes of the

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

of Austria, and their heraldic devices. The tea-tray is the most familiar form; next to it comes the small round tray, usually of silver or electroplate, chiefly used for handing letters or a glass of wine. When thus employed it is usually called a " waiter." The English tea-trays of the latter part of the 18th century were usually oval in shape and sometimes had handles; mahogany and rosewood were the favourite materials.

Sheraton

SHERATON, THOMAS (c. 1751-1806)

and Shearer, among other cabinet-makers of the

great

GREAT

English period, are credited with trays of this type. These were succeeded in the early and mid-Victorian period by trays of japanned iron, which possessed no charm but had the virtue of durability. Sheffield plate snuffer-trays of satisfying simplicity were made ifs large numbers, and are now much sought after.
TRAZ-OS-MONTES (i.e. across the Mountains), an ancient frontier province in the extreme N.E. of Portugal, bounded on the N. and E. by Spain, S. by the river Douro which separates it from Beira, and W. by the Gerez, Cabreira and Marko Mountains, which separate it from Entre-Minho-e-Douto. Pop.
(1900), 427,358; area, 4,163 sq. m. For administrative purposes Traz-os-Montes was divided in 1833 into the districts of Braganza
(q.v.) and Villa Real (q.v.). The surface is generally mountainous, although there are tracts of level land in the veigas or cultivated plains of Chaves and Miranda do Douro, and in the cimas or

plateau

region of Mogadouro. The highest peak is Marko (4642 ft.). The province belongs to the basin of the Douro and is chiefly drained by its tributaries the Tua, Tamega and Sabor. Its inhabitants belong to the old Portuguese stock, and resemble the Spaniards of

Galicia

in physical type, dialect and character. The Paiz do Vinho (see OPORTO) is the

chief

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

wine-growing

district

DISTRICT

in Portugal; other products are silk, maize, wheat, rye, hemp, olive oil and honey. There are important

mineral

MINERAL

springs and baths at Vidago and Pedras
Salgadas. The principal towns are Braganza, Chaves and Villa Real.

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