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 “Covered Lime Pot in the Form of a Rabbit” — 64 records examined, 31 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-08-30 04:52 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.
Covered Lime Pot in the Form of a Rabbit

Covered Lime Pot in the Form of a Rabbit

Artist not stated in the record · second half of the 12th century

Public domainThe Met
Chocolate Pot with Floral Sprays, by Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, German, established by 1753

Chocolate Pot with Floral Sprays

Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, German, established by 1753 · mid- 18th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit

Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit

Artist not stated in the record · 17th century

Public domainThe Met
Custard Cup (Pot à Crème), by Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773

Custard Cup (Pot à Crème)

Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773 · ca. 1770

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Poporo (lime container) with female figures, by Quimbaya artist(s)

Poporo (lime container) with female figures

Quimbaya artist(s) · 1–600 CE

Public domainThe Met
Lime green suit jacket and pants worn by Ira Tucker Sr., by San Carlo, Italian

Lime green suit jacket and pants worn by Ira Tucker Sr.

San Carlo, Italian

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, by Umberto Boccioni

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

Umberto Boccioni · 1913, cast 1950

Public domainThe Met
Flower pot and cover

Flower pot and cover

Artist not stated in the record · 1750–1760

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Vase with cover (part of a garniture), by Lambertus van Eenhoorn

Vase with cover (part of a garniture)

Lambertus van Eenhoorn · ca. 1690

Public domainThe Met
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Barkworth & Dewey

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Barkworth & Dewey

Artist not stated in the record · 21 Jun 1972

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Andiron with figure of Juno (chenet) (one of a pair), by Alessandro Algardi

Andiron with figure of Juno (chenet) (one of a pair)

Alessandro Algardi · late 17th century

Public domainThe Met
Coffeepot with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei), by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763

Coffeepot with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei)

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763 · 1870–1900

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Mural, by Teotihuacan artist(s)

Mural

Teotihuacan artist(s) · 500–550 CE

Public domainThe Met
Coffee Service, by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818

Coffee Service

Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818 · 1903

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Lime container in the shape of a captive, by Wari artist(s)

Lime container in the shape of a captive

Wari artist(s) · 650–1000 CE

Public domainThe Met
Covered Creamer with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei), by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763

Covered Creamer with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei)

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763 · 1870–1900

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Lime container, by Wari artist(s)

Lime container

Wari artist(s) · 650–1000 CE

Public domainThe Met
Sidewall

Sidewall

Artist not stated in the record · 1795–1800

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Lime Pot in the Form of an Elephant

Lime Pot in the Form of an Elephant

Artist not stated in the record · late 11th–12th century

Public domainThe Met
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill.

Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill.

Artist not stated in the record · 22 Jul 1972

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Mirror with Handle in the Form of a Hathor Emblem

Mirror with Handle in the Form of a Hathor Emblem

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1479–1425 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Corliss Vacuum Dash Pot, Patent Model

Corliss Vacuum Dash Pot, Patent Model

Artist not stated in the record · 1876

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Lupona (royal seat), by Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"

Lupona (royal seat)

Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" · ca. 1840–1870

Public domainThe Met
Black Basalt Bulb Pot, by Wedgwood, English, established 1759

Black Basalt Bulb Pot

Wedgwood, English, established 1759 · 1780–1800

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. 5226 matched · 24 examined · 3 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. 7483693 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 2026-08-30 04:52 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.