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 “Daniel Rice and James G. Clark” — 64 records examined, 2 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-09-01 14:29 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.
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), by Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)

Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist) · ca. 1880–1900

Public domainThe Met
ITCHO-TUSTINNUGGEE, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

ITCHO-TUSTINNUGGEE, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat, by Richard Holden

Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat

Richard Holden · ca. 1683 and later; buff coat, 17th–18th century

Public domainThe Met
APAULY-TUSTENNUGGEE., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

APAULY-TUSTENNUGGEE., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Diana and Cupid, by Pompeo Batoni

Diana and Cupid

Pompeo Batoni · 1761

Public domainThe Met
AMISKQUEW. A MENOMINIE WARRIOR., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

AMISKQUEW. A MENOMINIE WARRIOR., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Armor of Sir James Scudamore (1558–1619), by Jacob Halder

Armor of Sir James Scudamore (1558–1619)

Jacob Halder · ca. 1595–96; restored and completed, 1915

Public domainThe Met
OCHE-FINCECO, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

OCHE-FINCECO, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Charles I (1600–1649), King of England, by Daniël Mijtens

Charles I (1600–1649), King of England

Daniël Mijtens · 1629

Public domainThe Met
JOHN ROSS. A CHEROKEE CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

JOHN ROSS. A CHEROKEE CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Madonna and Child, by Carlo Crivelli

Madonna and Child

Carlo Crivelli · ca. 1480

Public domainThe Met
PO-CA-HON-TAS., by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

PO-CA-HON-TAS.

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1842

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), by Georges Seurat

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)

Georges Seurat · 1887–88

Public domainThe Met
Yaha-hajo. A Seminole Chief., by Alfred M. Hoffy, born ca. 1790 England-died after 1860

Yaha-hajo. A Seminole Chief.

Alfred M. Hoffy, born ca. 1790 England-died after 1860 · 1842

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod, by Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod

Smith & Wesson · ca. 1893

Public domainThe Met
Encampment of Piekann Indians, by Karl Bodmer, 1809 - 1893

Encampment of Piekann Indians

Karl Bodmer, 1809 - 1893 · 1842

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Table clock with calendar, by Lucien Falize

Table clock with calendar

Lucien Falize · 1881

Public domainThe Met
MON-CHONSIA. A KANSAS CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

MON-CHONSIA. A KANSAS CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1842

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), by Auguste Renoir

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)

Auguste Renoir · 1878

Public domainThe Met
NO-TIN. A CHIPPEWA CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

NO-TIN. A CHIPPEWA CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1842

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense), by Kolman Helmschmid

Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense)

Kolman Helmschmid · ca. 1510–20

Public domainThe Met
WAA-TOP-E-NOT., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

WAA-TOP-E-NOT., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Three-Quarter Armor, by Kolman Helmschmid

Three-Quarter Armor

Kolman Helmschmid · ca. 1525 and later

Public domainThe Met
NAH-ET-LUC-HOPIE., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844

NAH-ET-LUC-HOPIE., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 · ca. 1843

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. 263 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. 2275441 matched · 40 examined · 0 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 2026-09-01 14:29 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.