Question 1

Is “Darning sampler” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Darning sampler” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Darning sampler”?

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Mary Elsden (1809).

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Where is “Darning sampler” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Darning sampler” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Darning sampler
Artist	Mary Elsden
Date	1809 19th century
Medium	Medium: silk on wool Technique: embroidery stitches are stem, herringbone, satin and darning stitches on plain weave foundation. Squares of the foundation fabric have been cut away at the center of each darning cross. The four corner crosses are plain weave, the others are basket, twill and plain weave.
Classification	embroidery & stitching
Origin	England England
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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