Question 1

Is “Paper knife” in the public domain?

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

Question 2

Where is “Paper knife” from?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Can I use “Paper knife” commercially for free?

Accepted Answer

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

Title	Paper knife
Date	ca. 1889 19th century
Medium	Various metals
Classification	metalwork
Origin	USA USA
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of the daughters of Louis deBébian Moore
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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