Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Counterparts
MEDIUM
Chrome-plated tubular steel, fiberglass, latex foam, original upholstery
DATES
designed 1946, made ca. 1959
DIMENSIONS
16 x 25 1/2 x 20 in. (40.6 x 64.8 x 50.8 cm)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
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
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2001, provenance not yet documented; by 2001, acquired by Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, NY; June 21, 2001, purchased from Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Foot rest/ottoman; chrome-plated tubular steel frame, fiberglass, plastic and wood particle shell, latex foam, original brown and black wool tweed upholstery. Upholstered trapezoidal shell with long side to face chair seat; shell flares upward along angled sides to hold trapezoidal cushion in place. Two chrome-plated tubular steel tubes attached beneath the shell in X configuration, bent to form four splayed legs with disk feet.
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