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Par de copos Cerne de Madeira em vidro soprado à mão por Samuel Reis
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Hand-blown glass: how it is made, where it comes from and how to care for it

Blown glass starts as a bubble of molten glass, opened with breath and shaped by hand. How it is made, where the Marinha Grande tradition comes from, how to care for it and why Samuel Reis makes gl...

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