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Chest

Alvin Marriot (born in Jamaica, of African descent, 1902 – 1992)
Designed by: Burnett Webster (born in Jamaica, of British descent, 1909 – 1992)
about 1936

Medium/Technique Mahogany, cedrela
Dimensions Height x width: 106.7 × 91.6 × 50.2 cm (42 × 36 1/16 × 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund
Accession Number2024.2793
ClassificationsFurniture

ProvenanceAbout 1936, Burnett Webster (the designer; b. 1909 – d. 1992), Kingston, Jamaica; 1992, sold with the Webster estate to Wallace Ransford Campbell (b. 1940 – d. 2020), Kingston; 2019, sold by Wallace Campbell to Henry Haye, Jacksonville, NC; 2021, half-ownership acquired by David Skinner, Charleston, SC; 2024, sold by Haye and Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 18, 2024)