[Peasant Woman with Winnowing Basket]
Unknown
late 1870s
![[Peasant Woman with Winnowing Basket] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/peasant-woman-with-winnowing-basket-288842.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 17 x 13.3 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary Beth Clark Gift, in honor of Sally Pearson, 2007
Accession Number
2007.393
Tags
BasketsWomenWorking
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...