Tapestries
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tapestries
Textile, Brocade
Mid-20th Century Congolese Archaistic Tapestries
Raffia
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
Early 18th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Tapestries
Cotton
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk, Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Wool, Burlap, Pine
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Tapestries
Wool
1850s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Natural Fiber
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Linen
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tapestries
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary South American Modern Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Linen
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
1980s Bangladeshi Agra Vintage Tapestries
Canvas, Silk
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile, Wood
2010s American Tapestries
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Linen
1870s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Other Tapestries
Fabric
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Other
1940s Uzbek Vintage Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Wool, Burlap, Pine
1960s Italian Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century Spanish Tapestries
Wool
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile
2010s Indian Revival Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century American Prairie School Tapestries
Cotton, Linen
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Tapestries
Wool, Velvet
20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tapestries
Silk, Glass, Lacquer
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Natural Fiber, Wool
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Ecuadorean Modern Tapestries
Bronze, Stainless Steel
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.