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A salver is a flat heavy tray of silver, other metal or glass used for carrying or serving drinkware, , and dishware at a table, or for the presenting of a letter or Business card by a servant. In a royal or Nobility household the fear of led to the custom of tasting the food or beverage before it was served to the master and his guests; this was known as the Food taster of meat and drink, and in Spanish language was called salva.
The verb salvar means to preserve from risk, from the Latin salvare, to save. The term salva was also applied to the dish or tray on which the food or drink was presented after the tasting process. (2025). 9780199206872, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199206872 There seems no doubt that this Spanish word is the source of the English language salver; a parallel is found in the origin of the term credenza, which comes from Italian.
Ceremonial salvers have also been used as major sporting trophies, most notably a sterling silver salver as the Ladies' Singles trophy in the Wimbledon tennis championships since 1886, and since 1978, for the runner-up at the Masters golf tournament.
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