Reuben Haley and Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
“Ruba Rombic” Creamer
1926
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Glass, 3 5/8 × 4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (9.2 × 11 × 8.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of James A. Abbott, Baltimore, in Honor of Bodil Ottesen,docent, educator and friend
Object Number
2002.591.2
GLASS
Early 20th-century glass manufacturers expanded their range of color and form to meet the bright expectations of consumers before the Great Depression (1929–1939). New designs reflected modern artistic movements. The “sunshine” yellow facets of Reuben Haley’s “Ruba Rombic” creamer and sugar bowl are Cubist, using geometric planes to highlight changing visual perspectives. The lilac curves of Steuben Glass Work’s sherbet cups and the playful red drinking fish designed by Frederick Carder have Surrealist undertones, exploring dreamlike forms to reimagine objects for everyday use.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; James A. Abbott (b. 1963), Baltimore, MD by purchase; Alex Cooper Auctions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Davies, Karen. "At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression." Yale University Press, 1983, p.58
Alastaire, Duncan. "Moderism: Modernist Design, 1880-1940." Antiques Collectors Club, 1998, p.236
Alastaire, Duncan. "American Art Deco." Abrams, 1999, pg. 124 (illustrates Ruba Rombic series)
Charles L. Venable et all. "China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray." Dallas Museum of Art, 2000, pp.356-357, 459
Cerio, Gregory. "Seeing Through Modernism." The Magazine Antiques, January 2009, p. 131
Alastaire, Duncan. "Moderism: Modernist Design, 1880-1940." Antiques Collectors Club, 1998, p.236
Alastaire, Duncan. "American Art Deco." Abrams, 1999, pg. 124 (illustrates Ruba Rombic series)
Charles L. Venable et all. "China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray." Dallas Museum of Art, 2000, pp.356-357, 459
Cerio, Gregory. "Seeing Through Modernism." The Magazine Antiques, January 2009, p. 131
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