Tapestries
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Cotton
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s Italian Tapestries
Textile
Early 20th Century Belgian Revival Tapestries
Wool
Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Tapestries
Silk
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Argentine Other Tapestries
Cotton
1960s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Silk
20th Century Italian Aubusson Tapestries
Tapestry
15th Century and Earlier Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century European Tapestries
Textile
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Velvet
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s French Minimalist Tapestries
Wool, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1910s French Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Wool
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
20th Century Moldovan Bohemian Tapestries
Wool
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Silk
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Damask, Linen
1880s French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile, Linen
Late 18th Century European Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Silk
19th Century Country Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Wool
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
19th Century Italian Antique Tapestries
Canvas
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Hemp
Mid-20th Century British Jacobean Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Dutch Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, 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.