Photo of collection object Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74 — Saarinen, Eero. Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74, designed 1947-1948, made ca. 1959. Chrome-plated tubular steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle shell, latex foam, upholstery, 16 x 25 1/2 x 20 in. (40.6 x 64.8 x 50.8 cm). Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, and John W. Sheppard, Jr. from the Estate of their mother, Rose Jackson Sheppard Milbank, by exchange, 2001.37.2. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74

designed 1947-1948, made ca. 1959

Eero Saarinen

American, born Finland, 1910-1961

Decorative Arts

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Saarinen, Eero
Classification: Furniture
Formatted Medium: Chrome-plated tubular steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle shell, latex foam, upholstery
Medium: chrome-plated, tubular, steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle, shell, latex, foam, upholstery
Locations: Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Dimensions: 16 x 25 1/2 x 20 in. (40.6 x 64.8 x 50.8 cm)
Inscribed: no inscriptions
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 2001.37.2
Credit Line: Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, and John W. Sheppard, Jr. from the Estate of their mother, Rose Jackson Sheppard Milbank, by exchange
Exhibitions: Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960, Thinking Big: Recent Design Acquisitions
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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