Tapestries
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-19th Century Asian Vienna Secession Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Hong Kong Other Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Tapestries
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
2010s Chinese Aubusson Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cord
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Silk, Wood
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
18th Century European Antique Tapestries
Cotton
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Textile, Plastic
1880s French Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Silk
Early 17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Mid-20th Century Turkish Louis XV Tapestries
Silver
Mid-19th Century Bolivian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Alpaca
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Velvet, Ribbon, Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Tapestries
Linen
Late 19th Century European Antique Tapestries
Textile
17th Century Belgian Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Tapestries
Wool
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1820s English Regency Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Hardwood
1880s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Silk, Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Uzbek Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Silk, Polyester
Mid-17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Silk, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tapestries
Raffia
2010s French Tapestries
Tapestry, Cotton, Jacquard
20th Century British Other Tapestries
Fabric, Glass
Early 2000s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
20th Century George III Tapestries
Tapestry, Glass, Wood
1980s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tapestries
Textile, Brocade
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century European Romantic Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
1980s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Yarn
2010s European Tapestries
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Tapestries
Wool
1950s African Moorish Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Asian Vienna Secession Antique Tapestries
Wool
1830s Antique Tapestries
Linen
1960s French Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s French Modern 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.