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. 23 shown for “Paper Doll Costume in Blue and Gold” — 64 records examined, 14 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-09-06 15:16 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.
Pair of Four-Barreled Turnover Percussion Pistols of Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785–1851), with Pair of Box-Lock Turn-Off Pocket Pistols, Case, and Accessories, by James Purdey the Elder

Pair of Four-Barreled Turnover Percussion Pistols of Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785–1851), with Pair of Box-Lock Turn-Off Pocket Pistols, Case, and Accessories

James Purdey the Elder · 1831

Public domainThe Met
Paper Doll Costume in Blue and Gold

Paper Doll Costume in Blue and Gold

Artist not stated in the record · 1876–80

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Costume Armor in the Classical Style, by Hallé

Costume Armor in the Classical Style

Hallé · ca. 1788–90

Public domainThe Met
Paper Doll Costume with Muff and Blue Cloak

Paper Doll Costume with Muff and Blue Cloak

Artist not stated in the record · 1840–60

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Paper Doll Costume with Floral and Blue Vertical Stripes

Paper Doll Costume with Floral and Blue Vertical Stripes

Artist not stated in the record · 1876–80

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Helmet (Sallet)

Helmet (Sallet)

Artist not stated in the record · late 15th–early 16th century

Public domainThe Met
Paper Doll Costume in Blue with White Trim and Garlands

Paper Doll Costume in Blue with White Trim and Garlands

Artist not stated in the record · 1876–80

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
King's attendant, by Lorenzo Mosca

King's attendant

Lorenzo Mosca · second half 18th century

Public domainThe Met
Paper Doll Costume in Blue with Flower Pattern

Paper Doll Costume in Blue with Flower Pattern

Artist not stated in the record · 1876–80

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Ceremonial Armors for Man (Dingjia) and Horse

Ceremonial Armors for Man (Dingjia) and Horse

Artist not stated in the record · 18th century

Public domainThe Met
Paper Doll Costume in White Fur with Pink Bow

Paper Doll Costume in White Fur with Pink Bow

Artist not stated in the record · 1876–80

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator

Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator

Artist not stated in the record · late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount)

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll and Ten Costumes Designed for Her Operatic Roles

Jenny Lind Paper Doll and Ten Costumes Designed for Her Operatic Roles

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg

Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg

Artist not stated in the record · late 16th–mid-17th century

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724), by Jean Drouart

Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724)

Jean Drouart · dated 1712

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), by Royal Workshops at Greenwich

Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

Royal Workshops at Greenwich · dated 1527

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Singer in Concert-Toilette

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Singer in Concert-Toilette

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Belt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers

Belt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers

Artist not stated in the record · early 17th century

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Vielka from the opera "Vielka"

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Vielka from the opera "Vielka"

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Folding Fan with Fishing Net Decoration, by Unidentified artist

Folding Fan with Fishing Net Decoration

Unidentified artist · late 16th–early 17th century

Public domainThe Met
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Donna Anna from the opera "Don Juan"

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Donna Anna from the opera "Don Juan"

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850

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. 1032 matched · 24 examined · 0 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. 7483596 matched · 40 examined · 14 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 2026-09-06 15:16 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.