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

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

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Results for "A Dark House, a Light House"12 records

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Model of a House by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Model of a House

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1750–1700 B.C. · Pottery

Cleared · Public Domain

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Portrait of a Man by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

John I Smart (d. 1811)

1789 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a gold and seed pearl frame

Cleared · CC0

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Model of a house by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Model of a house

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1750–1700 B.C. · Pottery

Cleared · Public Domain

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Portrait of a Man by Nathaniel Plimer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

Nathaniel Plimer (d. 1822)

c. 1795 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Evening dress

House of Worth (d. 1956)

1905 · silk, rhinestones, metal

In copyright

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Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure by Dr. John Murray, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure

Dr. John Murray (d. 1898)

c. 1858–1862 · Photograph, waxed paper negative

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Dinner dress

House of Drecoll (d. 1931)

1914–16 · silk, fur

In copyright

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Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure by Dr. John Murray, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure

Dr. John Murray (d. 1898)

c. 1858–1862 · Photograph, albumen print from wax paper negative

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Dress

House of Drecoll (d. 1931)

ca 1912 · silk

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair) by Nathaniel Plimer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair)

Nathaniel Plimer (d. 1822)

c. 1795 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Evening dress

House of Paquin (d. 1956)

spring/summer 1937 · silk

In copyright

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Portrait of a Woman by Nathaniel Plimer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman

Nathaniel Plimer (d. 1822)

c. 1795 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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