Photo of collection object Womb Chair, Model No. 70 — Saarinen, Eero. Womb Chair, Model No. 70, Designed 1947-1948, Manufactured ca. 1959. Chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle shell, latex foam, original fabric upholstery, 36 x 40 x 34 in. (91.4 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm). Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, John W. Sheppard, Jr. from the Estate of their mother, Rose Jackson Sheppard Milbank, by exchange, 2001.37.1. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Womb Chair, Model No. 70

Designed 1947-1948, Manufactured ca. 1959

Eero Saarinen

American, born Finland, 1910-1961

Decorative Arts

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Saarinen, Eero
Classification: Furniture
Formatted Medium: Chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle shell, latex foam, original fabric upholstery
Medium: chrome-plated, steel, fiberglass, plastic, wood-particle, shell, latex, foam, original, fabric, upholstery
Locations: Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Dimensions: 36 x 40 x 34 in. (91.4 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm)
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 2001.37.1
Credit Line: Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, 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: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Dominant Colors

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