Wall Hanging (msimsim) (1600s–1800s): Art, History and Details
Wall Hanging (msimsim) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1600s–1800s, silk. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Wall Hanging (msimsim) (1600s–1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Woven silk msimsim wall hangings are made in the Moroccan city of Tétouan, and gifted by a groom to his bride. It is composed of both compound tabby and double tabby weave. Now highly damaged and missing much of its threads, this textile would be placed over a doorway within the new home. Its traditional design is a double-sided gridded brocade (raised woven pattern), navy on one side, crimson on the other.
Object facts
- Title: Wall Hanging (msimsim)
- Date: 1600s–1800s
- Culture: Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver
- Type: Textile
- Technique: silk
- Dimensions: Average: 107.2 x 71.5 cm (42 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
- Collection: T - Islamic
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1929.908
Collection credit
Gift of H. A. Elsberg
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