Tapestries
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile, Wood
Early 18th Century Dutch Classical Roman Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Canvas
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Tapestry
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s American Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tapestries
Brocade, Silk
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Jute
Late 19th Century European Antique Tapestries
Textile
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
20th Century French Moorish Tapestries
Canvas
2010s Hong Kong Other Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tapestries
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1660s English Charles II Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Giltwood
16th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Wool, Burlap, Pine
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Metallic Thread
1880s American Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries
Beads
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Indian Revival Tapestries
Silk
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Silk
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Wool
2010s European Tapestries
Wool
Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Silk, Cotton
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Tapestries
Silk
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Jute, Natural Fiber, Reed
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Tapestries
Natural Fiber
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Silk
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Baltic Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Silk
Mid-17th Century Spanish George II Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique 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.