[Paper Silhouette Portrait of a Woman]
Unknown|T. P. Jones
1840s–50s
![[Paper Silhouette Portrait of a Woman] by Unknown|T. P. Jones](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/paper-silhouette-portrait-of-a-woman-285320.webp)
Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Gift, 2004
Accession Number
2004.9
Tags
PortraitsProfilesWomen
About the Artist
Unknown|T. P. Jones
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...