Sunburst Quilt
ca. 1835
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
79 1/2 × 65 1/2 in. (201.9 × 166.4 cm)
Classification
Quilt
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange, and Bequest of Flora E. Whiting, by exchange, 2016
Accession Number
2016.418
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...