Tapestries
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
20th Century Moldovan Bohemian Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Tapestry
19th Century Indian Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tapestries
Wool, Silk, Mirror, Beads
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Wool
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century British Antique Tapestries
Oak
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 1900s Persian Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Silk
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Tapestries
Silk
Early 2000s Unknown Other Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique Tapestries
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1920s Unknown Other Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Silk
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Silk
1970s Lesothian Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Uzbek Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1860s British Late Victorian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wood
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Silk
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Early 2000s French French Provincial Tapestries
Wool
Early 1700s French Rococo Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tapestries
Silk, Beads, Cotton
Mid-20th Century South American Navajo Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Tapestry
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s Indonesian Other Antique Tapestries
Yarn
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s American Organic Modern Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1980s French Aubusson 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.