Tapestries
Mid-20th Century British Jacobean Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 19th Century Hungarian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 1800s Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Silk
Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Textile, Wool, Linen, Silk
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Cotton
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century European Rustic Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Ecuadorean Modern Tapestries
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1990s Central Asian Tribal Tapestries
Wool
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
18th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
1750s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Natural Fiber, Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
2010s American Tapestries
Silk
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Cotton, Linen, Wood
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 20th Century Tapestries
Textile
1680s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Other
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile, Yarn
1970s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Metallic Thread
16th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
20th Century Chinese Tapestries
Brocade
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Yarn
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s Persian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Wool
1690s Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
1720s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Cotton
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Israeli Modern Tapestries
Textile, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Early 1900s French Baroque 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.