Rights clearance desk for images
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.
Where this page got its records
761 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
387 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
2 of 2 providers answered live. 577 matching records exist across the two collections.
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Catalogue of Line Engravings...sold at Auction by R.N. Harison
R. N. Harison (d. 1850)
September 23, 1829 · Letterpress, annotated in ink, no illustrations
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated Catalogue of Portable Sectional Buildings, patented November 19, 1861
D. N. Skillings & D. B. Flint (d. 1900)
1862 · Illustrations: lithograph
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated Catalogue of Clocks
Howard Watch and Clock Company (d. 1900)
1868 · Illustrations: wood engraving or photo engraving
In copyright
liveNo 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.
N.E. James & Co. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of tin wares
N. E. James & Co. (d. 1900)
1871
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated Catalogue
Ornamental Wood Company (d. 1950)
1874 · Wood engraving
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated Catalogue of Chairs and Furniture
J. W. Mason (d. 1900)
1874
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Illustrated catalogue
The Wilcox & White Organ Co. (d. 1900)
[1881]
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Illustrated Catalogue
Harrison Bros. & Howson, Manufacturers of Cutlery, Electro Plate, and Silverware (d. 1930)
after 1901 · Illustrations: photographic process
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Twenty-eighth catalogue, N. M. Friedman & Co., Makers of High Grade Portraits in Oil, Pastelle, Water Colors, Crayon, Sepia, Bromide, and Albumen, Manufacturers of Picture Frames
N. M. Friedman & Co. (d. 1999)
early 20th century · Illustrations: photomechanical process and wood engraving
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Lord & Taylor Christmas Catalogue
Lord & Taylor (d. 2050)
1946 · Illustrations, photomechanical process, some color
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated catalogue of carriages and sleighs catalogue no. 1
Rochester Carriage Company (d. 1999)
n.d.
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Illustrated catalogue of frames and mats.
Wilson's Parlor City Portrait House (d. 1950)
19th–20th century · Illustrations: photomechanical process
In copyright
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