id:			97196
accession number:	1916.830
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.830
updated:		2025-08-20 01:20:09.403000

Mirror cover (tensifa), 1700s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Tétouan, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, dye; overall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.830

title:				Mirror cover (tensifa)
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Tétouan, Moroccan embroiderer
technique:	Linen, silk, dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Stone, Caroline. <em>The Embroideries of North Africa</em>. Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1985.
	page number: 	p. 73
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	Paydar, Niloo Imami, and Ivo Grammet. <em>The Fabric of Moroccan Life</em>. Indianapolis, Ind: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002.
	page number: 	p. 68
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	Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. <em>Moroccan textile embroidery</em>. Paris: Flammarion, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 58-59
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	Alaoui, Rachida. F<em>lorilège de la broderie marocaine</em>. [Milan]: Skira, 2011.
	page number: 	p. 48
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	Meek, Rachel. "Outfit for the Royal Guard, Siam Mirror Cover, Morocco." <em>HALI </em>224 (Summer 2025): 28-29.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 29, fig 2
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	Meek, Rachel. "Outfit for the royal guard, Siam; Mirror cover, Morocco." <em>The Hali Antique Carpet and Textile Art Fair</em>, vol.224 (Summer 2025), pp. 28–29
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 29
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