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Is “Wedding socks” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Wedding socks” 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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Title	Wedding socks
Date	1851 19th century
Medium	Silk
Origin	American American
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Nathalie Swift, 1969
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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