Tapestries
1780s Antique Tapestries
Silk
1820s Antique Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Wool
1840s Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Early 1800s Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1810s Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Felt
1820s Antique Tapestries
Silk
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1840s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Jute, Cotton
1960s Swedish Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
1690s French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries
Wool
1970s Unknown Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Unknown Navajo Tapestries
Wool
Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
1990s American Tapestries
Cotton, Satin
17th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Tapestries
Wool
1890s German Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Tapestries
Fabric, Rush
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Uzbek Tapestries
Cotton
1830s English William IV Antique Tapestries
Cotton
2010s French Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Polyester
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1850s American Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Wool, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Early 18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Linen, Silk, Cut Glass, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Cotton
1960s Indonesian Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton, Wool
Mid-20th Century Belgian Elizabethan Tapestries
Velvet, Mahogany, Giltwood
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile, Foam
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Jute
17th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Tapestries
Silk
1870s English Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Mid-19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century Burmese Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Italian Antique Tapestries
Textile
18th Century Unknown Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wood
Late 20th Century Asian Kilim Tapestries
Wool
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century European Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Italian Tapestries
Textile
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Shop Vintage Tapestries on 1stDibs
Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.
Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.
“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.
Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.
For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.
Antique, new and vintage tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming — find yours on 1stDibs now.