The Embossing Company Color Cubes - 25 Block Set, No. 12 danish design nicely matted (the cream matte

nicely matted (the cream matte appears to be linen or silk) and in a simple black metal frame with a hook on the back for hanging

which likely could be carefully removed

and also very modern

Widely collected by museums

a quintessential example of mid-century Italian ceramics

The Embossing Company Color Cubes - 25 Block Set, No. 12 danish design nicely matted (the cream matteI can never keep old sets of Color Cubes in the shop for long, so I scoop them up whenever I find them and part of the beauty of these is that the more one has, the more design possibilities there are! This is an early set, 1930s or I believe, with 25 cubes, made by The Embossing Company in Albany New York. There is little chipping, almost exclusively to the blue paint (documented in one photo) but very little paint loss around the edges and overall