Cake Saw
Unknown
ca. 1865
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
10 in., 2.289 Troy Ounces (25.4 cm, 71.2g)
Classification
Cake Saw
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of D. Frederick Baker and the Baker/Pisano Collection, 2016
Accession Number
2016.533.10
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...