Description
After it was introduced to the American public in 1928, the Ruba Rombic line of glass tableware was acclaimed for its highly inventive forms. Consisting of 37 pieces available in several different colors, including this jade green vase, the Ruba Rombic pattern not only embodied the frenetic spirit of the 1920s, but also captured the dramatic angles and geometric planes of Cubism.
Provenance
Historical Design Inc., New York, by 2000; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.
Accession Number
154497
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
23.2 × 20.3 × 19.1 cm (9 1/8 × 8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
vase
Credit Line
Raymond W. Garbe Fund in honor of Carl A. Erikson; Shirley and Anthony Sallas Fund