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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

Museums publish two different things about the same artwork: whether the work is in copyright, and whether their picture of it is. OpenPlate reads both, does the arithmetic on the published term, and shows you the sentence behind every point of the score.

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  • The Metlive

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

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

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Book, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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Battle Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Battle Axe

Unrecorded maker

late 1500s · Arms and Armor, steel, inset with copper rosette

Cleared · CC0

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Folded paper, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Folded paper, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Axe

Unrecorded maker

1766–1045 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Folded Screen, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Folded Screen, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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Ritual Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ritual Axe

Unrecorded maker

c. 1407–1410 · Metalwork, iron alloy with gold and silver inlay

Cleared · CC0

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Leaves, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leaves, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1600–1050 BCE · Jade, jade (nephrite)

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar
Picture Frame, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Picture Frame, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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The MetSimilar
Ceremonial Axe (gano) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Axe (gano)

Unrecorded maker

1900s, by 1928 · Arms and Armor, Iron, wood, and metal

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar
Pin Cushion, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut by Gail & Ax Tobacco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pin Cushion, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Gail & Ax Tobacco

1889 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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The MetSimilar
Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Axe

Unrecorded maker

c. 250–900 CE · Tools and Equipment, chipped flint

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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