tea trays

Steep service surfaces

Tea trays are flat serving trays used to carry tea service items—teapot, cups, saucers, sugar, milk.

They typically have raised edges and handles at the sides for stable carrying.

The term appears in tongue twisters and elocution exercises: She sells tea trays by the seashore.

Related

serving trolley · tiered stand · handle · bone china · fine china · lacquerware · cup · guests · oval · porcelain · spoon · wooden · entertaining · afternoon · saucers · bamboo · elegant · parlor

Categories
Opposites
meal service type

tea traysdinner plates

Dishes for main courses

chafing dishes · dining table

formality and ritual

tea trayspaper plates

Single-use dining surfaces

function/purpose

tea traysdinner plates

Dishes for main courses

dining tables · sideboards

Family

tea, tray, teacup, teapot, teaspoon, trays, teatime, teabag, teahouse

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G