Tapestries
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Polyester, Silk
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile
1750s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Velvet
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wood
2010s Indian Tribal Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Wood
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s Dutch Tapestries
Synthetic
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Turkish Tapestries
Cotton, Acrylic, Polyester
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Congolese Archaistic Tapestries
Raffia
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Silk, Polyester
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1880s Antique Tapestries
Acrylic
2010s Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Tapestries
Wool
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Peruvian Modern Tapestries
Tapestry
1970s French Medieval Vintage Tapestries
Fabric, Cotton
Late 19th Century Indonesian Other Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Linen
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Wool
1970s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Tapestries
Silk
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Silk
1980s Vintage Tapestries
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Tapestry
20th Century Indian Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Asian Belle Époque Antique 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.