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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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    1020 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    2570 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora by Kleophrades Painter, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora

Kleophrades Painter

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake by Thomas Eakins, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

Thomas Eakins (d. 1916)

1873 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten" by Suzuki Harunobu, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten"

Suzuki Harunobu (d. 1770)

ca. 1766 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Story of Fukutomi by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Story of Fukutomi

Unrecorded maker

mid-1400s · Painting, Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Beaker by Thomas Danforth Boardman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beaker

Thomas Danforth Boardman (d. 1873)

1822–24 · Pewter

Cleared · Public Domain

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Covered Sugar Bowl (Pot à sucre) by Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Covered Sugar Bowl (Pot à sucre)

Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (d. 1756)

1745–48 · Ceramic, soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

Cleared · CC0

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Water cooler by Julius and Edward Norton, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water cooler

Julius and Edward Norton (d. 1850)

1850–59 · Stoneware

Cleared · Public Domain

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Raft Cup by Zhu Bishan, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Raft Cup

Zhu Bishan (d. 1362)

1300s–1400s · Silver, hammered silver soldered together, with chased decoration

Cleared · CC0

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Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite by Carleton E. Watkins, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

Carleton E. Watkins (d. 1916)

1865–66, printed ca. 1876 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Cleared · Public Domain

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Untitled (View on the Praya, looking east, Hong Kong) by William Pryor Floyd, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled (View on the Praya, looking east, Hong Kong)

William Pryor Floyd (d. 1900)

1866–73 · Photograph, albumen print

Cleared · CC0

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Parasol by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Parasol

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1870 · silk, wood, metal

Cleared · Public Domain

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Marigold by William Morris, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Marigold

William Morris (d. 1896)

20th century · Textile, plain weave cotton, printed

Cleared · CC0

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