Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74
Caption
Eero Saarinen American, born Finland, 1910–1961; Knoll Associates founded 1946. 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). Brooklyn Museum, 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
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74
Date
designed 1947–1948, made ca. 1959
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Chrome-plated tubular steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle shell, latex foam, upholstery
Classification
Dimensions
16 x 25 1/2 x 20 in. (40.6 x 64.8 x 50.8 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
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
Accession Number
2001.37.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this three-dimensional work in accordance with a Creative Commons license. Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply. Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online application form (charges apply). For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the United States Library of Congress, Cornell University, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and Copyright Watch. For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our blog posts on copyright. If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
Have information?
Have information about an artwork? Contact us at
