Ruba Rombic Vase

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.

Ruba Rombic Vase

Reuben Haley

1928–32

Accession Number

154497

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

23.2 × 20.3 × 19.1 cm (9 1/8 × 8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Classification

vase

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Raymond W. Garbe Fund in honor of Carl A. Erikson; Shirley and Anthony Sallas Fund