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Womb chairs

Scope note

Wide, contoured chairs consisting of a molded plastic shell covered with foam rubber padding and wool cloth set on a tubular steel frame; designed by Eero Saarinen and introduced in the mid-1940s; usually accompanied by a matching upholstered footstool.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000170297

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form>

Term used for

chairs, womb

Equivalent Terms used

womb chair

Created

13yrs ago

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