Place where General Lee Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia

Kilburn Brothers American

Benjamin West Kilburn American

Edward Kilburn American

1865

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: Place where General Lee Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia
Artist: Kilburn Brothers (American, active ca. 1865–1890)
Artist: Benjamin West Kilburn (American, Littleton, New Hampshire 1827–1909 Littleton, New Hampshire)
Artist: Edward Kilburn (American, 1830–1884)
Date: 1865
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 3 in. × 3 1/16 in. (7.6 × 7.7 cm), each
Mount: 3 1/4 in. × 6 11/16 in. (8.3 × 17 cm)
Classifications: Photographs, Manuscript Materials, Wood
Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2025
Object Number: 2025.527a–c
Curatorial Department: Photographs

More Artwork

By Kilburn Brothers

In the same medium

From the same time and place

[Group of 21 Stereograph Views of China], Kilburn Brothers American, Albumen silver prints — [Group of 21 Stereograph Views of China]
Multiple artists/makers
1850s–1910s

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), lead, American — Powder Horn
American
18th century

[Music Stand, Central Park, New York], E. & H. T. Anthony American, Albumen silver print — [Music Stand, Central Park, New York]
Publisher E. & H. T. Anthony
1870s

[Group of 14 stereographs of Africa and Actors], Kilburn Brothers American, Albumen silver prints — [Group of 14 stereographs of Africa and Actors]
Multiple artists/makers
1850s–1910s

Window Seat, D. Phyfe & Son American, Rosewood veneer; pine, yellow poplar (secondary woods); reproduction upholstery with original upholstery foundation, American — Window Seat
D. Phyfe & Son
1841

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.