Tapestries
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
18th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tapestries
Textile
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Textile
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Fabric
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Linen
1840s American Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Linen
Early 1600s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century Burmese Tribal Tapestries
Cotton
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Yarn, Paper
Early 19th Century Moroccan Islamic Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
1980s Vintage Tapestries
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries
Textile, Beads
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Linen, Wood
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile, Linen, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Dutch Tapestries
Wool
1920s French Vintage Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1950s Ecuadorean Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century European Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Silk
Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Tapestries
Silk, Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Romantic Tapestries
Wool, Canvas, Masonite
2010s Turkish Suzani Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Silk
20th Century British Renaissance Tapestries
Ceramic
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aesthetic Movement Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1940s European Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Linen
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
20th Century Moldovan Bohemian Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Tapestries
Silk
1950s French Vintage Tapestries
Canvas
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Satin, Silk
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1870s French Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Tapestries
Wool
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Thai Aesthetic Movement Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
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.