Tapestries
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Tribal Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Canvas
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Silk, Polyester
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century Indian Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century Uzbek Other Antique Tapestries
Silk
1840s Victorian Antique Tapestries
Mahogany
1890s German Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Textile, Silk
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Alpaca, Cotton
20th Century British Other Tapestries
Fabric, Glass
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tapestries
Silk
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Fabric
1960s Egyptian Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Asian Medieval Tapestries
Cotton
Early 20th Century Uzbek Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century Belgian Rococo Tapestries
Fabric, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Tapestries
Cotton, Synthetic
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1960s Vintage Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Tapestries
Wool
2010s French Tapestries
Tapestry, Cotton, Jacquard
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Textile
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Cotton, Silk
2010s Tapestries
Wool
18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Tapestry
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile, Wood
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Tapestries
Linen
Late 20th Century Swiss Tapestries
Fabric
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Cotton
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Tapestries
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
18th Century Dutch Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1920s Beninese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
1970s French Rococo Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
1880s Other Antique Tapestries
Wood
19th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s American Shaker 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.