object n°39
Sputnik decanter, Vincent Poujardieu
Gift of the Bordeaux Friends of Vincent Poujardieu, 2011 - Inv 2011.2.2
This decanter, a formal evocation of the famous Russian satellite that marked the beginning of the conquest of space, is a glass prototype blown in the old glassworks of Bègles. Its shape is characterized by a curved body which allows both to contain the wine in the lower part and to aerate it in the upper chamber...
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