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Is “Reading Chair” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Reading Chair” 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 “Reading Chair” from?

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

Question 3

Can I use “Reading Chair” 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	Reading Chair
Date	ca. 1720–30 18th century
Medium	Turned and joined walnut, leather, brass, tin
Classification	furniture
Origin	England England
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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