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Tapestries For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1950s
Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Woven Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
A distinctive piece of vintage Mid-Century Modern handwoven tapestry wall art, crafted in the mid-1900s, this textile work combines abstract form with symbolic design. The tapestry features a bold interpretation of a shield and arrows motif, rendered in earth tone hues of ivory and brown, evoking a sense of strength, balance, and organic simplicity.
Expertly woven with a focus on both texture and composition, this piece reflects the aesthetic principles of mid-century modern design—minimalist, yet deeply expressive. The neutral palette offers versatility, making it an ideal focal point for a variety of interior styles, from modern rustic to Scandinavian-inspired and bohemian spaces.
A timeless example of mid-20th-century textile art, this tapestry is perfect for interior designers, art collectors, or anyone seeking a unique and meaningful piece of vintage wall decor.
Dimensions: 30” x 44” x .25”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Scandinavia
Material: wool, cotton
Condition: Excellent
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2205
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Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Turkish Silk Kayseri Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty Mid Century Turkish Kayseri rug with beautiful mihrab design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with silk and cotton on cotton foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tabriz Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
1974 Large Wool Tapestry by Art Protis , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Egyptian Pictorial Wall Hanging Tapestry with Tropical Folk Art Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77491 vintage Egyptian Pictorial wall hanging tapestry with tropical Folk Art style. Conjure images ancient Egypt with this captivating pharaoh seate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Egyptian Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty antique fine French Aubusson Tapestry, flowerpot
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite mid-century French Aubusson tapestry. Adorned with a captivating design featuring a charming flowerpot on a tablecloth, it showcases ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Beautiful Large Contemporary Landscape Tapestry 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful contemporary hand knotted wool landscape tapestry, ca. 1970-1980
Hand knotted on a vertical loom in wool, vegetable colours.
Perfect condition considering the age of the o...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman's Skirt.
Kuba People, DR Congo.
Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery.
Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Large Vintage Uzbek Suzani Needlework Textile Blanket or Tapestry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large vintage Suzani Uzbek Samarkand textile, Suzani means needlework and these embroideries are some of the most characteristic forms of tex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Cotton
Nice Antique Needlepoint European Rug Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century European (probably french) needlepoint tapestry or rug, with a design of antique French savonnerie rugs in the style of Louis XVI (the 16th) and beautiful color...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tapestries
Polish wall tapestry 1960
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Scandinavian tapestry from the 1960s,
handwoven with a dense weave,
featuring a harmonious vibrant color palette.
Perfect condition
Artist: A. Raczkowska
Poland, ca. 1960
Category
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Bobyrug’s Pretty vintage french Aubusson style Jaquar tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century French tapestry with beautiful design of nature with birds and a palace, with beautiful colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Silk and Cotton Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Moroccan Berbere Kilim with nice geometrical tribal design and beautiful red field color, entirely hand woven with silk and cotton.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Mid Century Wall Tapestry, Denmark, 1960s
By Ege Rya
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rare
- Nice condition.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century original French Aubusson tapestry with nice romantic design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Nice French Modern Tapestry with a Design of Gilles Duvert
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful little modern tapestry with an abstract design from Gilles Duvert, entirely hand embroidered with wool.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage French hand printed Tapestry Vendanges museum Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French hand-printed tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "Les Vendanges" (grape harvest) from t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Very Large Vintage Silk Suzani with All-Over Embroidery in Charcoal Background
Located in Atlanta, GA
vintage very large Suzani with all-over embroidery in multi colors , H-1306-2, Suzani vintage embroidery.
"Suzani" means needlework and th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkestan Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Design 105 Schumacher, Red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large panel swatch Design 105 dating to Frank Lloyd Wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. Extremely rare original large scale fabric, with surged edges to facilitate long...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Abstract Vibrant Wall Tapestry by Junghans, 1960's
Located in London, GB
Colorful hand knotted wool hanging is probably a translation of the work of an artist. This was a time when modern artists work began to work with weavers...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Anchor, Peony, Vintage Floral Needlepoint Tapestry, Canada, Mid-20th Century
By Anchor
Located in Chatham, ON
ANCHOR PENELOPE - 'Peony' - Vintage floral needlepoint tapestry - 100% wool - vertical or horizontal placement - padded and mounted to a Mas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Romantic Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Masonite
Old IKAT Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old beautiful IKAT red and Bordeaux, with a simply geometrical design: perfectly modern taste.
Suitable everywhere: over an armchair, at the bottom of the bed, on the wall. On the sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug with Garden of Paradise Tree of Life Design
Located in Dallas, TX
79160 Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 03'04 x 05'03. This hand-knotted vintage Turkish silk Hereke rug unveils a vivid pictorial scene, a magnificent Garden of Paradise woven into its very fibers. The Hereke rug's design is a lush tableau, where nature thrives in every corner. At the heart of the composition lies the revered Tree of Life, its roots deep in the earth, its branches reaching to the heavens, surrounded by an array of life in motion—birds, animals, and blossoms—all painted with the delicate brushstrokes of silk. The rich pinks, reds, and soft golds of the field create an ethereal glow, as though the garden itself has been bathed in the first rays of dawn.
Each section of the rug feels like a living scene from an ancient fable, where the earth is fertile and alive with movement. In the foreground, gracefully depicted deer and rabbits wander among the trees, their soft fur and gentle presence inviting peace and tranquility. In the background, birds with their vibrant plumage take flight, filling the scene with a sense of freedom and vitality. The interplay of nature’s creatures—feline and winged, terrestrial and celestial—speaks to the balance of life, captured in the woven artistry of Turkish silk.
The elegant design weaves seamlessly into the Tree of Life motif, a symbol of eternal growth and renewal, revered across cultures for its deep spiritual meaning. The trees bloom with abundant blossoms, their pink flowers echoing the natural beauty surrounding them. With each knot, this Hereke rug conjures the timeless beauty of the garden as a reflection of paradise...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Bohemian Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Evelyn Ackerman ERA Signed Mid-Century Modern Woven Floral Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic work by famed Mid-Century Modern designer Evelyn Ackerman. Bright and intensely colorful with an elegant design.
Evelyn, along with her husband Jerome, began her care...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Nylon
Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Woven Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
This vintage Mid-Century Modern handwoven tapestry is a stunning example of textile art from the mid-1900s, offering both artistic value and design versatility. Featuring a bold abstract composition, the piece is skillfully woven in a dynamic palette of red, yellow, pink, brown, and tan, capturing the vibrant spirit of the era.
The intricate craftsmanship and rich colors bring warmth and texture to any space, making it an ideal focal point for modern, eclectic, or retro-inspired interiors. Whether displayed in a living room, study, or entryway, this tapestry adds a distinctive artistic presence and celebrates the timeless appeal of mid-century textile art.
Perfect for collectors, design professionals, or anyone looking to elevate their space with an original vintage statement piece.
Dimensions: 32” x 45” x .25”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Scandinavia
Material: wool, cotton
Condition: Excellent
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2204
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Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson Tapestry by Chantal Aynes
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson tapestry with beautiful abstract design of a city ( at the left top of the tapestry there’s the monogram of the name of the artist, «chA» and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Chinese Art Deco Little Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Beijing Chinese rug adorned with a captivating design and vibrant colors. Meticulously hand-knotted with wool velvet on a cotton foundation. The intricate pattern, featurin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Vintage hand printed French Aubusson Style Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage 17th century Aubusson style hand printed tapestry. With very beautiful design of hunt, medieval design, on cotton foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century french Aubusson tapestry with beautiful gallant design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven at Aubusson manu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1960s Brazilian Textile Art Tapestry signed Leao
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1960's Brazilian woven tapestry by "LEAO".
Measures 38" tall X 23" wide. It had remained rolled up
for 50 plus years until photos were taken. Never hung and in
Flawless condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Hand Embroidery Vintage Neeglpoint
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional needlepoint made of wool and cotton, combinations of needlepoint and vivid petit point work, beautiful basket of flowers and flowers and vines motifs all around, the needle point is stamped by “needlepoint hallmark”. Could be used for upholstery, or as framed wall tapestry.
Category
1960s American Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
A mounted rare mid twentieth century ewe cloth
Located in London, GB
A mounted special woman’s ewe cloth from south east Ghana with floating motifs, each with a proverbial meaning over strips of blue and green alternated with warp faced blocks of yell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century tapestry with beautiful design of a museum tapestry and beautiful colors, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
French 1950's Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Aubusson 1950’s Tapestry designed by Simon Chaye and woven by Atelier Legoueix in Aubusson France - labeled, numbered and titled on back.
Artistic ...
Category
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Earth Tone Geometric Abstract Projected Sand on Wood Panel by Angel Velasquez
Located in Pasadena, CA
This work, an abstract geometric composition, captures the spirit of the late 1970s. Hand-assembled on a panel, this small tapestry, with its granular texture obtained by sand projec...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Sandstone
Design Lips by Verner Panton
Located in Milan, IT
'Design Lips' is a fabric wall panel designed and produced in 1968 as part of Verner Panton's 'Anatomical Designs Collection', which were photoreali...
Category
1960s Swiss Space Age Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid-century french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful Boucher style design of a gallant scene and nice colors, woven on mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Nice French Jaquar Tapestry Medieval Aubusson Style Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the enchanting world of "La lecture" – a beautiful vintage French tapestry featuring a medieval design of a 16th century tapestry from Cluny Museum. Crafted on Jaquar looms ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Fiber Art Weaving Attributed to Romeo Reyna A Steve Chase Commission
Located in Ferndale, MI
Very large Romeo Reyna (1935-2016) Fiber Art Tapestry . Varying textures of natural Wool , cotton , Jute in different shades of desert browns , beiges , cream and lavender woven...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Jute, Natural Fiber, Reed
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Jaquar Tapestry with a Modern Jean Claude Bissery Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful French tapestry with a design of Jean Claude Bissery, French artist from the second half of the 20th century, with the signature of the artist, with a beautiful modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
984 - Jacquard Tapestry "Touch" is from the Lady with the Unicorn Series
Located in Paris, FR
984 - This Jacquard tapestry "touch" is from the Lady with the Unicorn series. On this hanging, the sense of touch is highlighted.
Framed by the lion and the unicorn...
Category
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Jaquar Tapestry Aubusson Museum Style Medieval Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of 'Scènes Galantes,' a stunning vintage French tapestry featuring a medieval design inspired by the 15th-century masterpiece from the Cluny Museum....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Midcentury Vintage Striped Kilim Beige Brown Bag Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in a wool flat-weave originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this vintage Kilim rug vintage Kilim rug was originally part of a woven bag-an item both available as a Kilim ...
Category
1950s Turkish Kilim Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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
Bobyrug’s Beautiful vintage French embroidered tapestry, Bayeux museum design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the charm of our exquisite vintage French tapestry embroidery featuring a section from the Bayeux tapestry. Entirely hand embroidered with wool on a cotton foundation with t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Tunisian Native Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Tunisian tapestry with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful North European 1960s-1970s Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice modern rug probably Scandinavian rug, with a beautiful decorative design and nice colors, mechanical fabric with wool and acrylic velvet.
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
Beautiful Vintage Scandinavian Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Art Deco Scandinavian flat rug with a geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Hand Embroidered Uzbek Silk Suzani in Black, Red, Green, Yellow Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
A vibrant and finely hand-stitched vintage Suzani textile from Uzbekistan, Central Asia, featuring the rare and symbolic “Prayer Rug” pattern. This artisan-crafted piece is embroider...
Category
1940s Uzbek Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Mid-century French tapestry, signed
Located in Brussels, BE
This wall tapestry is crafted in burlap and features a series of overlays, adding depth and texture to the piece.
Signed "MHT" on the lower left.
Please do not hesitate to contact...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Burlap
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century french tapestry with beautiful design and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool and cotton.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Nice French Aubusson Style Medieval Design Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Behold this exquisite French tapestry, meticulously crafted as a museum-tapestry design replica. This tapestry captures the essence of a renowned masterpiece, featuring a captivating...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Decorative Mid-20th Century Indian Kalamkar
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage Indian Kalamkar with a nice floral design and beautiful colors with red, pink and green, entirely hand painted on a cotton fabric. Can be used as a wall tapestry, o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Kashan Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Pretty vintage french modern design needlepoint tapestry Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite mid-century French tapestry featuring a stunning modern design. The design, boasts captivating colors and intricate details. It has been entirely hand-embroidered using the...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage French hand printed Tapestry Vendanges museum Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French hand-printed tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the right half (the harvest side) of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was is being attributed to the well known artist George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canadaand dates to approximately 1940 and done in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool on burlap which has been mounted on masonite board and framed in a rustic styled wooden frame. The rug depicts a winter woodland scene with a horse and sleigh and sugar shack...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful medieval design and nice colors, entirely woven with mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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.