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

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Knife Sheath by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife Sheath

Unrecorded maker

1100s · Metalwork, Gilt silver (body) and brass (trefoil-shaped ring)

Cleared · CC0

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Knife by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife

Unrecorded maker

c. 1900 · Arms and Armor, Iron, wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, plant fibers, and rawhide

Cleared · CC0

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Knife-sheath tip (sika boha) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife-sheath tip (sika boha)

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Arms and Armor, Gold

Cleared · CC0

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Knife Handle Cover by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife Handle Cover

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Arms and Armor, Gold

Cleared · CC0

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Knife-sheath tip (sika boha) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife-sheath tip (sika boha)

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Arms and Armor, Gold

Cleared · CC0

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Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

Unrecorded maker

600s · Arms and Armor, iron, copper, and gold foil

Cleared · CC0

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Knife-sheath tip (sika boha) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Knife-sheath tip (sika boha)

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Arms and Armor, Gold

Cleared · CC0

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Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

Unrecorded maker

600s · Arms and Armor, iron, copper, and gold foil

Cleared · CC0

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Paper Knife by George W. Shiebler & Co., The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paper Knife

George W. Shiebler & Co.

c. 1900 · Metalwork, silver

Cleared · CC0

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Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha)

Unrecorded maker

1800–mid-1900s · Arms and Armor, Iron alloy and plant fiber

Cleared · CC0

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