Is there such a word as 'manserena' referring to a plate for serving cocoa to Spanish royals

Question

I work in a museum and we have an item from the 1715 Plate Fleet wrecks along the east coast of Florida which is labeled as a 'glove tray', but a Spanish government official touring our museum has informed us that it is in fact called a 'manserena' and is a plate/tray which was used in the 16th century to serve small cups of unsweetened cocoa to the royalty of Spain. Can you confirm the existence of this item? Thank you for your assistance.

Answer 1

Hi:

En Wikipedia I found this: (note the spelling of mancerina) El chocolate era servido en las grandes salas de la nobleza mediante el maestresala en finas mancerinas de plata o porcelana china: bandejas donde se sujetaba la jícara, una taza de porcelana que era el recipiente típico para la bebida de cacao.

Está en la parte titulada Difusión desde España al resto de Europa.

Answer 2

I have heard of a 'paten' (for serving the eucharist during mass) being mislabeled as a glove tray.