Tapestries
1850s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Uzbek Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s French Renaissance Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1840s Victorian Antique Tapestries
Mahogany
1950s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Raffia
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1850s Antique Tapestries
Silk
1950s Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1950s Unknown Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Fabric
1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Silk
1860s French High Victorian Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Oak
1950s Uzbek Vintage Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
1840s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1860s Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1950s African Moorish Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1830s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century American Antique Tapestries
Wool
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1840s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
1830s English Antique Tapestries
Linen, Silk
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1830s English Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Mid-19th Century Asian Vienna Secession Antique Tapestries
Wool
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Silk
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s Spanish Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1850s French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Asian Vienna Secession Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s Indonesian Other Vintage Tapestries
Yarn
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1840s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s Italian Vintage Tapestries
Fabric
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Tapestries
Jacquard
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.