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    275 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    363 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "[American and Independence]"12 records

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Patch Box "American Independence Forever" by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Patch Box "American Independence Forever"

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1790 · Enamel on copper; mirror glass

Cleared · Public Domain

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George III by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

George III

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1783 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Declaration of Independence by Asher Brown Durand, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Declaration of Independence

Asher Brown Durand (d. 1886)

1820–23 · Etching and engraving; fifth state of six

Cleared · Public Domain

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Desk and Bookcase by John Townsend, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Desk and Bookcase

John Townsend (d. 1809)

c. 1780–95 · Furniture and woodwork, "Plum pudding" mahogany, red cedar, chestnut, white pine, brass

Cleared · CC0

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[America and Independence] by James and Ralph Clews, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[America and Independence]

James and Ralph Clews (d. 1836)

ca. 1815–ca. 1834 · Earthenware, transfer-printed

Cleared · Public Domain

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Saltillo Sarape by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Saltillo Sarape

Unrecorded maker

c. 1820 · Textile, Wool, cotton; tapestry weave

Cleared · CC0

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[America and Independence] by James and Ralph Clews, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[America and Independence]

James and Ralph Clews (d. 1836)

ca. 1815–ca. 1834 · Earthenware, transfer-printed

Cleared · Public Domain

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Saltillo Sarape by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Saltillo Sarape

Unrecorded maker

c. 1820–50 · Textile, Wool, cotton; tapestry weave

Cleared · CC0

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[American and Independence] by James and Ralph Clews, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[American and Independence]

James and Ralph Clews (d. 1836)

ca. 1815–ca. 1834 · Earthenware, transfer-printed

Cleared · Public Domain

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Saltillo Sarape by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Saltillo Sarape

Unrecorded maker

c. 1840–60 · Textile, Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringe

Cleared · CC0

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The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 by Waterman Lilly Ormsby, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Waterman Lilly Ormsby (d. 1883)

1876 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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Token of the Centennial of American Independence by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Token of the Centennial of American Independence

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1876 · Bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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