Tapestries
1980s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1690s Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Tapestries
Textile
Late 20th Century Persian Native American Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
18th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile, Yarn
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
Late 20th Century Indian Romantic Tapestries
Wool
1970s Malian Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
Late 17th Century European Rustic Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1970s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Metallic Thread
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century French Other Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1980s French Medieval Vintage Tapestries
Fabric, Cotton
Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tapestries
Cotton
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
18th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Medieval Antique Tapestries
Fabric
1780s French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Tapestries
Wool
17th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Late 17th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Silk
Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
1970s Indian Agra Vintage Tapestries
Silk
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Textile
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
18th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
18th Century European Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century European Tapestries
Textile
18th Century French Other Antique Tapestries
Textile
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.