[A Frontier Home]
1860s–70s
![[A Frontier Home] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/a-frontier-home-283212.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (18.8 × 25.2 cm) Image: 7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in. (18.8 × 24.3 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Sam Salz Foundation Gift, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.102
Tags
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...