Is “Small desk” in the public domain?

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

Can I use “Small desk” commercially for free?

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

“Small desk” (ca. 1765) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Small desk

Title	Small desk
Date	ca. 1765 18th century
Medium	Satinwood, purpleheart, padouk and other marquetry woods on oak substrate; mahogany interior; brass mounts; leather-lined writing surface
Classification	Woodwork-Furniture
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Small desk” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1765. It is executed in satinwood, purpleheart, padouk and other marquetry woods on oak substrate; mahogany interior; brass mounts; leather-lined writing surface and classified as woodwork-furniture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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