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Is “Distaff” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Distaff” 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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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 “Distaff” 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	Distaff
Date	1778 18th century
Medium	wood, metal
Classification	woodwork
Origin	Switzerland Switzerland
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of the C. Helme and Alice B. Strater Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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