OpenGlyph — Catalogue of the American Public DomainJurisdiction: United StatesRev. 2026.08
Images / art

Two archives, queried live.

Every record below comes from The Met or Smithsonian Open Access and was filtered on that archive’s own rights field before it reached this page. 24 shown for “Closed Yoke” — 64 records examined, 30 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-09-05 04:36 UTC · fetched live for this request

Object
Public domainThe Met’s isPublicDomain field is true for this object.
CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian’s metadata_usage.access reads CC0 — a waiver, not an expired term.
Not shownAnything failing its archive’s rights field is dropped server-side and never appears here.
Closed yoke, by Classic Veracruz artist(s)

Closed yoke

Classic Veracruz artist(s) · 600–900 CE

Public domainThe Met
Blue denim jacket, by Faded Glory, American, founded 1972

Blue denim jacket

Faded Glory, American, founded 1972 · ca. 2000

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Closed Yoke

Closed Yoke

Artist not stated in the record · 4th–7th century

Public domainThe Met
Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride, by Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American

Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride

Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American · 1976

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Yoke

Yoke

Artist not stated in the record · 600-900 CE

Public domainThe Met
White cotton children's dress, by Unidentified

White cotton children's dress

Unidentified · early 20th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory

Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory

Artist not stated in the record · 2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE

Public domainThe Met
Brown bodice and skirt with green silk trim, by Unidentified

Brown bodice and skirt with green silk trim

Unidentified · ca.1895

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Bound-hands hacha, by Classic Veracruz artist(s)

Bound-hands hacha

Classic Veracruz artist(s) · 600–900 CE

Public domainThe Met
Cream denim hooded jumpsuit by Douglas Owens, by Douglas Owens Gear, American

Cream denim hooded jumpsuit by Douglas Owens

Douglas Owens Gear, American · 1990s

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Fish hacha, by Classic Veracruz artist(s)

Fish hacha

Classic Veracruz artist(s) · 600–900 CE

Public domainThe Met
Purple bodice with lace and matching skirt, by Unidentified

Purple bodice with lace and matching skirt

Unidentified · ca.1895

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Yoke-form vessel, by Maya artist(s)

Yoke-form vessel

Maya artist(s) · 350–450 CE

Public domainThe Met
Christening gown with floral eyelet embroidery, by Unidentified

Christening gown with floral eyelet embroidery

Unidentified · early 20th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Votive checkerboard tunic, by Inca artist(s)

Votive checkerboard tunic

Inca artist(s) · 1460–1626

Public domainThe Met
Dark grey velvet dress designed by Arthur McGee, by Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

Dark grey velvet dress designed by Arthur McGee

Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019 · mid 20th-late 20th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Miniature tabard

Miniature tabard

Artist not stated in the record · 1600–1700

Public domainThe Met
Black tuxedo shirt by FUBU, by FUBU, founded 1992

Black tuxedo shirt by FUBU

FUBU, founded 1992 · 1992-2007

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Tunic, by Inca artist(s)

Tunic

Inca artist(s) · 1400–1535 CE

Public domainThe Met
Sampler

Sampler

Artist not stated in the record · 1786

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Vessel with mythological scene, by Metropolitan Painter

Vessel with mythological scene

Metropolitan Painter · 600–800 CE

Public domainThe Met
Light green button up shirt by Everett Hall, by Everett Hall, American

Light green button up shirt by Everett Hall

Everett Hall, American · 1980s - 2000s

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Marriage chest (cassone)

Marriage chest (cassone)

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1480–95

Public domainThe Met
Fur coat worn by Max Julien as Goldie in the film The Mack

Fur coat worn by Max Julien as Goldie in the film The Mack

Artist not stated in the record · 1973

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
What was queried

Where these records came from.

Two archives are wired, and only two. Each one is filtered on its own rights field — never on a title match, and never on the presence of an image file.

  • The Met Collection API (Open Access)Rights field: isPublicDomain. 33 matched · 24 examined · 2 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where isPublicDomain === true and a file URL was published.12 shown
  • Smithsonian Open Access API (api.si.edu)Rights field: content.descriptiveNonRepeating.metadata_usage.access. 14118 matched · 40 examined · 28 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where metadata_usage.access === "CC0" and an image resource was published.12 shown

These figures describe the pass run at 2026-09-05 04:36 UTC, during this request. A completed pass is kept for 24 hours and replayed for an identical search, which is what keeps repeated queries inside Smithsonian’s 30-requests-per-hour allowance. A pass in which either archive failed to answer is never kept — an outage must not be replayed as though it were a finding about the catalogue.

Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress are deliberately not wired. Wikimedia was confirmed, on a live query, to return CC-BY material inside the same result set as genuine public domain works, and filtering it safely has not been designed yet. loc.gov was blocked by bot detection during the source evaluation, so its rights vocabulary has never been observed — and nothing here is built on a field nobody has read.

An image file is a rights claim. It never travels without its field.