| Accession # | 2001.37.2 |
|---|---|
| Designer | Eero Saarinen |
| Maker | Knoll Associates |
| Title | Womb Chair Ottoman, Model No. 74 |
| Date | designed 1946, made ca. 1959 |
| Medium | Chrome-plated tubular steel, fiberglass, latex foam, original upholstery |
| Dimensions | 16 x 25 1/2 x 20 in. (40.6 x 64.8 x 50.8 cm) |
| Marks | no marks |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | no signature |
| 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 |
| Location | American Identities: Everyday Life / A Nation Divided |
| 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. |
