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Tapestries For Sale
Early 16th Century Flemish Late Gothic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Early 16th century flemish late Gothic tapestry, possibly tournai.
Provenance: Dinolevi, Florence, circa 1960.
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Colourful 1970s German Artist's Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen
By Ewald Kröner
Located in Berlin, Germany
This gorgeous wall rug was designed in the 1970s by artist Ewald Kröner and manufactured by his own Label Schloss Hackhausen in Germany. Rectangular wall ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Les Grands Oliviers, Tapestry by Maison Pinton, from a Roger Mühl painting
By Roger Mühl, Maison Pinton
Located in Paris, FR
Les Grands Oliviers, Aubusson tapestry, Made by Ateliers Maison Pinton, from Roger Mühl. Wool, H 120 x L 238 cm / H 47,2 x W 93,7 in. Limited Edition of 6
For over 150 years, Pinton...
Category
2010s European Tapestries
Materials
Wool
French Handwoven Landscape Tapestry, Early 20th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine French handwoven landscape tapestry depicting a landscape scene of a river near castle ruins with fisherman and French nobles surrounded by a multitude of trees and a large mountain landscape...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Wall Tapestry, 1975
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Multi-technique woven tapestry in stunning shades of blue gradients.
Unique piece in perfect condition.
Barcelona, 1975.
Category
1970s Spanish Bohemian Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Handmade Vintage Cotton Ox Blood Suzani
Located in New York, NY
Richly hand-embroidered vintage Uzbek suzani in iconic black and oranges.
Sun burst flowers are ringed with black scrolls on natural cotton.
Cotton embroidery in tight stitches give a lovely weight. Excellent condition, commensurate with age
Perfect as a bedcover or as a bold and beautiful wall hanging..
Approximately 70 years old...
Category
20th Century Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Map Silk Embroidered Western Eastern Hemisphere New Old World Asia America Afri
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-18th century, silk, embroidered, double hemisphere, world map, blackwork, sampler, showing the tracks of captain cook’s three voyages
- Illustrating public understanding of the world in the late-18th century and the recent discoveries of the time delineating the tracks of Captain Cook’s three voyages.
- Shows the incentive for further exploration during the 19th century as no mass is indicated within the southern polar region, the interior portions of western North America, Africa, and Australia are still relatively void of detail even though California is no longer shown as an island.
- Includes beautifully worked allegories of the four continents Asia, the Americas, Africa & Europe, a cartouche being supported by two angels and a compass
- The cream, silk ground is finely embroidered with a variety of stiches in black, silk threads emulating the black ink on maps.
-“Recent international conflicts and voyages by Captain Cook and others made the study of geography exciting at the time this map was made. Elaborate embroidered maps...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Flemish Oudenaarde Style Framed Wool Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Flemish Oudenaarde style framed wool tapestry features a beautiful waterside scene with abundant floral and foliate detail. Original floral and foliate border in subdued past...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Belle Époque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
Mid 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
42.5 x 2 ins. (108 x 51 cm)
An unusual overskirt ...
Category
1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Nice vintage French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « lookout and bagpipes »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a beautiful design titled Guet and Cornemuse (Lookout and Bagpipes) and nice colours, woven at renowned Jules Pansu wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
18th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French Aubusson tapestry.
Of large scale and in the Louis XV style.
Circa 1780.
Category
1780s French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Cover with Graffiti Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Italian Renaissance Silk Brocade Fragments Florence Mid-16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
An exquisite and very rare 16th century renaissance Silk brocade fragments mounted and artistically displayed in the Glas case on the antique linen. Both fragments are greatly preserved and originated by its design from famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The ornaments contain flowers, jaguars, birds and Fleur De Lis- the symbol of royalty. The colours remain vibrant and parts of golden embroidery/ threads are in very good condition considering the age.
Both fabric...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Materials
Gold
Japanese Woven Linen Kimono with Katazome Stencil Dyes
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Japanese summer kimono woven from indigo blue linen with ivory color fine stripes patterns with apparently darker weft additions. The elega...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Antique Square 16th Century Gold Brown Flemish Renaissance Tapestry Nobleman
Located in New York, NY
Tapestries were ubiquitous in the castles and churches of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. At a practical level, they provided a form of insulation and decoration that could be easily transported. In addition, the process of tapestry weaving, where every stitch is placed by hand, enabled the creation of complex figurative images on an enormous scale.
This is an excellent example of 16th century Flemish Renaissance Tapestry...
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
Rare Silk Embroidery Artwork with Horse Race Scene, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This fabulous Napoleon III embroidery artwork was crafted in France, circa the late 19th Century. The beautiful and finely detailed "Fil De Soie" (silk thread) art piece boasts a hor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Floral Wall Art Talestry
Located in Miami, FL
Eila Ampula fiber art floral tapestry handcrafted in Brazil, 1980s.
Eila Ampula was a well-known Brazilian artist who specialized in tapestry design. Her ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Victorian Sampler, 1850, Sarah Roberts Aged 13
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Sampler, 1850, Sarah Roberts Aged 13. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, light br...
Category
1850s Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia
This exceptionally fine woman’s awayo, or mantle, displays three groups of tightly patterned vertical bands and colored stripes separate...
Category
Late 19th Century Bolivian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
One of a Kind Fabric Collage Tapestry Designed and Hand Made by Helen Webber
By Helen Webber
Located in New York, NY
Unique one of a kind custom tapestry designed and hand made by California master tapestry artist Helen Webber (American 1928-2019). The artist utilizes a collage technique combining...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Textured Hand woven wall tapestry, Belgium 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Impressive textured wall tapestry, Belgium 1970s. The tapestry is handwoven from different natural fibers and is exposing an interesting horizon...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wool
Antique Japanese Embroidery Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese silk embroidery tapestry circa 19th century, late Edo to early Meiji period. Meticulously handwork that densely depicts repea...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Biblical Adam and Eve Scene Turkish Hereke Silk Rug.7 ft x 5 ft
Located in New York, NY
Fine Biblical Scene Turkish Pictorial Antique Silk Rug That Depicts The Story of The Banishment From The Garden Of Eden, Country of Origin / Rug Type:...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Romantic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Pair of Antique Tapestry Borders from Flanders, circa 1580
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of tapestry fragments, hand-woven in Flanders (now Belgium), circa 1580. At roughly 132 inches (11 feet) long, the fragments were, originally, vertical borders to a very large and brightly colored tapestry. The colors have maintained their vibrancy over the last 400+ years, with deep blue, brown, green, and red accents over a gold and cream background.
Although the fragments do not have identical scenes, it is readily apparent that they originated from the same source. At the top of each fragment is a bearded warrior clad in golden armor with a flowing blue cape and green greaves. A shield rests on the ground, supported by the soldier’s left hand, while his right hand lifts a spear into the air. Towards the center of the textile is a pair of musicians, one strumming a lute, while the other plucks a lyre. At the bottom of each tapestry is a single female figure, well-dressed and sitting on a bench with one arm overhead. The remaining areas have been filled with fruit bouquets, architectural elements, and other figurative representations. A more recent navy blue border surrounds the scenes and the backs have been lined with a mauve colored linen.
Our hand-woven tapestry borders...
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Wool, Silk
Romare Bearden Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Romare Bearden (1911-1988) and woven at Atelier Pinton Freres in Aubusson, France. Gloria Ross asked Bearden if she propo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style médiéval design Jacquard Tapestry « lumberjacks »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
very beautiful Aubusson style tapestry, with a design of a medieval tapestry representing « Les Boucherons », with Beautiful colours with green background, blue, pink, yellow, red a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
3x3.3 Ft Embroidered Wall Hanging. Cotton Tablecloth. Handmade Tapestry
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Hand-Embroidered 100% Cotton New Suzani Fabric Wall Hanging – Timeless Textile Art
Experience the beauty of Central Asia craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-embroidered 100% cotto...
Category
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Nice Midcentury France Aubusson Style Jacquard Halluin Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional mid-20th-century French tapestry woven on Jacquard looms in Halluin stitch with wool and cotton. Inspired by François Boucher, it depicts a gentleman presenting a bird to...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique European Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique European tapestry from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1910s English Louis XV Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish pictorial tapestry panel from the 19th century, featuring a leisurely domestic scene in a tavern with three men sitting at a table carousing and playing backgammon, while a...
Category
19th Century European Rustic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
French kartoun / painted floral tapestry on linen with custom painted frame
Located in Houston, TX
This tapestry is hand painted with a floral array of roses and
Flowers. It is painted on a linen type fabric. The frame is
Well done and hand painted in pale cream color with
A silve...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Paint
Antique Tapestry Verdure Tapestry Large Handmade French Tapestry, 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Rare Fountain and scenery Large Tapestry 5x7 1920
circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scenic river including a fountain and a ...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th Century Figurative French Aubusson Tapestry with Royalty Queen
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century French Aubusson tapestry depicting a lovely royal woman/ royalty/ queen surrounded by verdant grounds. It measures 4 x 6.5 ft.
Provenance:
Purchased from Doyle Auction...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style needlepoint tapestry, medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of an 15th century tapestry with a design titled « bord de L’eau » (water's...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Aubusson-Style Pictorial Tapestry - Urn, Tendril and Crowned Lion Motifs
Located in Morristown, NJ
An unusual aubusson-style tapestry wall hanging comprising 8 panels with recurring lion, urn and floral motifs on a pale blue field with a passementeire border and cotton backing. Wh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Rustic Tapestry Cartoon, Depicting Youths at Play
Located in New York, NY
A French painted tapestry cartoon from the 19th century featuring a romantic and charming scene with two noble men playing with their ladies on a swin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
Michael Schrier Wall Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large graphic tapestry created by renowned artist Michael Schrier (1949-2021). Mr. Schrier was a professor of fine arts at Otis College of Art and D...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
Macrame
Located in Chicago, IL
Knitted wool wall-mounted tapestry. Item contains seven individual pieces. unsigned but numbered.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Japanese Gauze Kimono with Embroidery Modern Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese formal Kimono made with a very fine black linen gauze augmented with applied modern circle pattern. The garment was hand-stitched and dated to circa 1930-50s. The black ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Linen
Soft Neutral Vintage Artistic Hans Krondahl Flower Tapestry 1'6" x 1'6"
Located in New York, NY
Soft Neutral Vintage Artistic Hans Krondahl Flower Tapestry by Hans Krondahl, country of origin: America, Circa date: Vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Panel swatch dating to frank Lloyd wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. "Design 102" Extremely rare original large scale fabric swatch. This swatch is also in the collec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Rug, or tapestry, inspired by Wassily Kandinsky. Contemporary work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rug, or tapestry, inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, abstract and in shades of blue and yellow. Hand-knotted in Merino wool.
Contemporary craftsmanship.
Numbered 1/8. Surface area: 6 M...
Category
Late 20th Century Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century Flemish Rustic Tapestry, with Villagers Holding a Birdcage
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish rustic tapestry from the 19th century, envisioning a noblewoman seated at center holding a plate of food, with another woman standing to her right with an empty bird cage, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Rolex Large nylon flag For the Rolex Cup Giraglia 2015
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Rolex
Large nylon flag
For the Rolex Cup giraglia
2015
Excellent condition
200 x 225 cm
With its cords
950 euros
In very good condition
Category
2010s Tapestries
Materials
Nylon
17th Century Mythological Aubusson Tapestry "The Rape of Proserpina"
Located in New York, NY
17th century mythological Aubusson tapestry
"The rape of Proserpina" and Cerberus
Wool
Measure: 200 x 210 cm
circa 1660
Perfect condition
My...
Category
17th Century European Classical Greek Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
42"x26" French Wall Hanging Tapestry Aubusson Fruit Still Life Black Background
Located in Philadelphia, PA
42"x26" French Wall Hanging Tapestry Aubusson Fruit Still Life Black Background. Circa 21st Century. Measurements: 26" H x 42" W
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Other Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Calder Miro Style Hand Tufted Abstract Tapestry
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Eye catching, Spectacular, Handmade, Scandinavian Tufted, Mid Century Modern, Wool & Cotton Calder / Miro style Dynamic Abstract Wall Hanging.
Against an off-white background, are ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Antique Sampler, 1825, by Mary Walter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Regency Sampler, 1825, by Mary Walter. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, dark brown, white...
Category
1820s Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Framed Antique Embroidery Chinese Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece wonderful antique textile fragment from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, artistically displayed in a giltwood frame with white ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Framed Large Nazca Wari Textile Panel with Geometrical Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Nazca-Wari woven textile panel known as Llika or Awayo (shawl) from Ica Valley on the south coast of nowadays Peru. Professionally mounted and conversed on a linen-backed wood frame and presented in an acrylic shadow box. Shawls with this step design were identified as made from the period of 700 to 1100 AD during the transitional period when Nazca went under the expanded rule of the Wari empire. The textile was finely woven from a camelid fiber dyed with natural pigments. The work strikes the viewer immediately with its unexpected modernity. The simple, bold and repetitive geometry with the scintillating color blocks created a lyrical visual rhythm and could easily mistake it as an abstract art from the 20th century. The step design was one of the unusual abstract motifs used by the pre-Columbian weavers from Nazca, who created some of the most mysterious and soul-stirring work with a minimalism aesthetic that was rarely seen in any other ancient textile art. Considering that the artists were completely isolated without the influences of other cultures, their intrinsic creativity and artistic vision are even more impressive.
Provenance: From the collection of Lee M...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Abstract Contemporary Hand-knotted Wool and Upcycled Natural Silk Oversize Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Odyssey collection A breakthrough, three dimensional and multi textural rug collection, inspired by NASA imagery. Distressed wool and natural silk are hand-knotted to create thre...
Category
2010s Indian Industrial Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78236 Late 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04'01 x 06'00. Woven in the heart of 18th-century France during the golden age of Rococo elegance, this handwoven Aubusson t...
Category
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Suzani Embroidery on Brown Ground
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A suzani silk embroidery on brown ground. In a brightly colored pattern of scrolling flowers and berries. The wide boarder is outlined inside and out by a smaller border of flowers o...
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Mid-19th Century Four-Color American Jacquard Coverlet
Located in Barrington, IL
An exceptional example of 19th-century American textile artistry, this signed four-color Jacquard coverlet originates from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and is dated 1859. Featuring a striking palette of navy blue, red, ivory, and pale green, the piece is intricately woven with fine detail and craftsmanship. The coverlet is inscribed “Michael Umbarger, Middle Paxton Township Da. Co. 1859 Amos Killinger,” honoring both the recipient and the weaver — a common yet meaningful tradition made possible by the Jacquard loom, which allowed personalization through the intricate weaving process.
Woven by hand, this textile exemplifies the popularity and artistry of American coverlets in the mid-1800s, prized both for their functional warmth and decorative value. Whether draped over a bed, displayed as a wall hanging, or styled in a heritage-rich interior, this coverlet brings a unique narrative and historic charm to any refined setting.
Perfect for collectors, designers, and decorators seeking rare and storied textiles to elevate traditional or eclectic interiors.
Dimensions: 77” x 98”
Date of Manufacture: Mid 19th Century (1859)
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Wool
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
the Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2280
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Embroidered Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance gold framed brown and gold embroidery with a green background having a crown like design with a date of AD MCCLXIX (1769) (S...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Impressive Scale Mid-17th Century Flemish Tapestry Depicting Alexander The Great
Located in Dubai, AE
Spectacular large scale mid-17th Century Flemish tapestry created after the 1630s design by Jacob Jordaens (d. 1678). Several tapestries of identical design were produced based on dr...
Category
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Huge Abstract Colored Design Wool Tapestry, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s
- Perfect condition, handmade
- Very interesting piece of wall decoration
- Marked!!
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
French vintage Petit Point geometric Wall Tapestry, needlepoint, circa 1950s
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Original French handmade petit point / needlepoint wall tapestry or wool embroidery, circa 1950s stretched on a modern wooden frame. colourful geometri...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Wood
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.