The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 15, 2025
Wall Hanging (msimsim)
1600s–1800s
Average: 107.2 x 71.5 cm (42 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Gift of H. A. Elsberg 1929.908
Location: Not on view
Description
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.- ?–1929(H. A. Elsberg, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1929–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- "Spanish and Portuguese Textiles of the 13th to 16th Centuries" 11 December 1929–12 January 1930
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.908