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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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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
Date	1830 19th century
Medium	Medium: cotton, wool Technique: embroidered in running stitch (pattern darning) plus loop and twist on plain weave foundation
Classification	embroidery & stitching
Origin	Germany Germany
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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