Tapestries
Late 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wool
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tapestries
Cotton
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Kazak Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Silk, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Asian Medieval Tapestries
Cotton
Late 19th Century Asian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
2010s Indian Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Indian Tapestries
Fabric
20th Century Moldovan Bohemian Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Silk, Polyester
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Cotton, Wool
1960s European Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tapestries
2010s Turkish Tapestries
Acrylic, Polyester, Cotton
2010s Indian Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century South American Navajo Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries
Korhogo Cloth
18th Century European Antique Tapestries
Cotton
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century European Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
1970s Danish Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Fabric
1640s English Baroque Antique Tapestries
Linen
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Velvet
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Asian Kilim Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Kazak Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Silk
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Chinese Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Tapestries
Wool
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Leather, Felt
2010s Indian Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
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.