Tapestries
89
20
2
to
9
61
46
111
94
111
511
312
106
91
80
72
46
28
22
19
16
15
14
10
8
5
5
3
10
79
22
6
64
7
1
1
7
8
9
12
2
2
Height
to
Width
to
98
90
16
11
4
63
52
38
22
19
12
5
3
2
1
Tapestries For Sale
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Style: Native American
Antique Navajo Rug Yei Navajo Rare Human Geometric Handmade Wool Ivory, 1940
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige
Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7")
119cm x 170cm
Circa 1920
"The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value.
While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads.
Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being.
The "Holy People...
Category
1940s Persian Navajo Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Wool Wall Hanging
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful little tapestry / wall hanging or table decoration with a geometrical Navajo design pattern. Woven with wool on cotton. Very good vintage condition. Dimensions excludes the...
Category
20th Century Unknown Navajo Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Greta Skogster-Lehtinen - door curtain/wall textile - 1930`s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Greta Skogster-Lehtinen
Life on the seabed
Door curtain/wall textile, from the 1930s
Size : 200 x 275 cm / 78,7 x 108,2 In
Provenance :
Made for the dining room of M/S Atlanta.
Liter...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
High Pile Wool Wall Hanging, Sweden 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage novelty high pile wool wall decor. It may be used as a carpet.
Additional information:
Origin: Sweden
Period: 1960s
Dimensions: W 100 cm x D 160-190 cm
Condition: Good vinta...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Polish Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century polish tapestry Kilim, with beautiful native design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
✨✨...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Chocolate Brown Wall Tapestry, Sweden 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful pair of chocolate brown wall tapestry with a geometrical design in several colors, woven with wool on cotton. Very good vintage condition only slight traces of use. Dimensi...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1950s "Kvadrater" Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage tapestry in a design called "Kvadrater" by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås Fjetterström Studio in Båstad, Sweden. Design consists of squares in muted purple, green an...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Woven Polish Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful mid century polish tapestry with a native geometrical design of town and beautiful light colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation
✨✨✨
"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite vintage South American Peru tapestry. Adorned with a captivating native design showcasing a vibrant town w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
MMF - Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson, Framed Hand Woven Tapestry
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Märta Maas-Fjetterström - Barbro Nilsson
Scandinavian Modern
A beautiful vintage handwoven textile by Barbro Nilsson at Marta Maas-Fjetterström, framed in dark oak with glass backg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Märta Måås-Fjetterström handwoven tapestry "Båstadrosen"
Located in Båstad, SE
Handwoven tapestry depicting an abstract rose, designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1934.
"Båstadrosen" is a detail from the larger tapestry "Rosorna", which is in the collection...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Considerable Large Handwoven Swedish Red Color Range Tapestry by Irma Kronlund
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish considerable large tapestry by Irma Kronlund, handwoven for Kronoberg Läns Hemslöjd, measuring majestic 90x56 in (229x142 cm).
It comes in a beautifully color range in red and orange and this wonderful motif depicting a group with tall buildings.
Irma Kronlund designed a lot of carpets, embroideries and tapestry by order of the church, so what we see here could represent church towers stretching towards the sky.
It could very well be a unique wall hanging. Title unknown.
This very rare vintage tapestry is signed KLH (Kronobergs Läns Hemslöjd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Barbro Nilsson handwoven tapestry "Videkvist"
Located in Båstad, SE
Handwoven tapestry with pussy willow braches, designed by Barbro Nilsson in the 1960s.
Woven in wool on a wool warp and at the Märta Måås-Fjetterström studio in Båstad, Sweden.
T...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mid-century Danish Modern Rya Wool Tapestry Wall Hanging 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Danish Modern Rya Wool Tapestry Wall Hanging 1960s
Offered for sale is a mid-century Scandinavian modern Danish rya wool tapestry wall ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Wood
Momo Wave, large textured textile wall art
By Kihnu
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large textured wall art in an off-white colour.
The design is a play with texture and softness by using different heights of wool, and the us...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Wool
Märta Måås-Fjetterström handwoven tapestry "Båstadrosen"
Located in Båstad, SE
Handwoven tapestry depicting an abstract rose, designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1934.
"Båstadrosen" is a detail from the larger tapestry "Rosorna", which is in the collection...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Verner Panton Original Fabric Panel Tapestry for Mira-X Collection, 1970s
By Mira-X, Verner Panton
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Powerful original fabric panel designed by Verner Panton during 1969-1971.
100% cotton material, Art. VP-ON-22. Mira-X Collection Decor I., Made in Switzerland.
The fabric panel is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Scandinavian Modern "Green Twig" Vintage Wall Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern vintage handwoven wall tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, from Märta Måås Fjetterström workshop in Båstad, The name is "Green Twig", (Grön kvist). Monogramsign (BN). (46...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Tree of Life Handwoven Rug Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige
Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7")
119cm x 170cm
Circa 1920
"The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug...
Category
1940s Persian Navajo Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
OpArt Danish Rya Bullseye Rug
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage square Danish Rya rug, 100% wool, produced in the 1960's but never used.
Has been kept rolled and wrapped in storage for over 50 years. Your feet will be the very first to walk on it.
Produced in Denmark by Hojer Eksport Wilton.
Design name "Argus'
81" x 79" bullseye rug...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Tapestry “Tuppamattan" by Marianne Richter for Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare handwoven and large tapestry designed by Marianne Richter (1916-2010) for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateliers in Båstad, Sweden. The composition is called "Tuppamatta...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Yei Navajo Non Identical Pair Rug Human Hand woven Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Pair Yei Navajo Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5
234cm 176cm
226cm x 143cm
"This is a pair of magnificent vintage Yei Navajo tapestries. This pair can be...
Category
1940s North American Navajo Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Linen and Wool Tapestry in the Style of Märta Måås Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Swedish midcentury Tapestry in linen and wool, typical for the styles of the era. Blue, green, red and yellow colored geometric shapes with a sand colored background. In a ve...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Linen and Wool "Linenknoppen" Tapestry in the Style of Märta Måås Fjette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Tapestry in the design "Linenknoppen" originally by Märta Måås Fjetterström. Blue, green, red and yellow colored blocks in wool against a beige linen back...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage "Crocus" Tapestry by Märta Måås Fjetterström AB
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic vintage tapestry in a design called "Crocus" by Märta Måås Fjetterström Studio in Båstad, Sweden. 4 different squares form part of a flower design in a mix of blue, green, pi...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet (5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218)
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet ( 5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218 )
Category
1880s American Navajo Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Handwoven Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare vintage tapestry designed by Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateliers in Båstad, Sweden. The pattern is called "Vitsippan" ("Wood an...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug Rare Trellis Rug Optical Antique Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Optical Illusion Handwoven 2x3 Tapestry
2.3" x 3.2" 97cm x 66cm.
"Magnificent Navajo rug with a super rare geometric optical illusion."-ARC
Navajo rugs made from the Crystal area are known for their soft, beautiful, muted earth tones achieved by vegetal dyes. Some colors you can expect from these natural rugs are tan, grey, white, brown, orange, red and yellow. Geometric patterns are usually the focus of these Crystal rugs which are handwoven. The rugs come in a variety of sizes from under four feet to over seven feet long. Though inspired by J.B. Moore more than 100 years ago, by the 1940's, the Crystal style changed with the times. Original J.B. Moore era Crystal Navajo rugs...
Category
1940s American Navajo Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Ingrid Calrkson Flatweave Röllakan Handwoven Wool Rug Sweden 1950s
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Large Mid-century Swedish rug, hand woven wool, flatweave ‘röllakan’ according to Ingrid Clarkson. Geometric pattern in green, pink, grey and lightgree...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Modern Tapestry Märta Måås Fjettström, "Lövendahl", AB MMF
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern tapestry by Märta Måås-Fjettström, "Lövendal",
manufacture by AB MMF. The pattern Lövendal was created in 1928.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Crocus" Handwoven Linen-backed Swedish Wall Hanging
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crocus tapestry by Marta Maas Fjetterstrom. A nice, and somewhat rare, size, and fully backed with linen and tabs for inserting a dowel rod. This design was made in many colorways, w...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Sven Markelius "Pythagoras" for Knoll Textiles Drapery Panel
By Knoll, Sven Markelius
Located in Hanover, MA
Sven Markelius (1889-1970), Pythagoras drapery panel produced in 1952 by Ljungberg's Textile AB, Sweden for Knoll Associates, New York, NY.
Overall dime...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Bobyrug’s Pretty Éva Németh handwoven woollen tapestry, Hungary c1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This woven woollen tapestry features a design of stylised birds and flowers. It is woven in a heavyweight wool using mainly nature-inspired shades of sky blue, yellow and ecru highlighting the flowers and birds. It has the designer's initials NE in the lower right corner. c1970s
Éva Németh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Midcentury Swedish Jute Wall Tapestry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Swedish midcentury screen printed jute wall tapestry.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Jute
Swedish Flatweave Rug Rollakan, 1950-1970
Located in Ferrara, IT
Very interesting example of Swedish Röllakan measuring 294 x 196 cm linen warp and wool weft handmade with the flat weaving technique. Depending on the weaver, all seams between the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Swedish Flatweave Rug Rollakan Signed, 1950-1970
Located in Ferrara, IT
220 x 144 cm is the size of this Swedish kilim rug known as Röllakan, handmade with linen warp and wool weft in the Southern province of Sweden. Swedish flat weave is a flat weaving ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Swedish Modern Rare Ingrid Dessau Manhattan Skyline Tapestry, 1953
Located in Uccle, BE
Dessau was born in Svalöv, Sweden, a region known for its Skåne handicraft tradition, at a time when a previous generation of female artists had established Sweden as a center for in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Blue Alpaca Wool Throw Blanket by Frida & Blu
Located in Point Lonsdale, AU
This blue Oasis Alpaca large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and hand-loomed by women weavers in a remote community, O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Native American Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber
Swedish Modern Tapestry "Nattviol", Butterfly Orchid by Märta Måås Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish modern tapestry. The pattern is called "Nattviol" (Butterfly Orchid) and is a part of the series "Juniblommor" (Flowers in June), composed 19...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Handmade Finnish Raanu Mid-Century Tapestry Wall Hanging or Runner, 1960s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Handmade Finnish Raanu mid-century tapestry wall hanging or Runner, 1960s
Scandinavian vintage wool wall hanging handmade weaving tapestry...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Brown Alpaca Wool Throw Blanket by Frida & Blu
Located in Point Lonsdale, AU
This large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, is designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and handloomed by women weavers in a remote community, Ollantaytambo, Pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Native American Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber
New Scandinavian Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical Scandinavian design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Gudrun Pagter, Woven Tapestry " Højsommer"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gudrun Pagter (Born 1946)
Hand-woven tapestry made of sisal and linen. high summer.
Concrete and geometric design idiom with polychrome colors.
1985 - Title "Højsommer" Midsummer
...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Important wall tapestry,"Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s.. Wool and linen on wool warp. Designed in 1945. Handwoven flatware tapestry at Märta Måå...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Blue / Green Peacock Wall Tapestry by Hans Jürgen Schöbel, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Blue/green Danish modern wall tapestry designed by Hans Jürgen Schöbel for Södahl, Denmark, 1960s. Screen printed on jute.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Jute
Mexican Rug Chiapas Wool Indigenous Technique Red Black Carpet Folk Art Tribal
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful rug is handwoven in the Southern state of Chiapas in Mexico by Javier Intzín. This beautiful cozy wool tapestry is hand knotted in fixed loom, a very traditional indigenous folk art...
Category
2010s Mexican Native American Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Swedish Wall Hanging by Barbro Nilsson, AB MMF
Located in New York, NY
"Karvar" Vintage wall hanging, circa 1956 Sweden.
All-over geometric/linear design on beige background.
Initialed: "BN", "AB MMF"
Designer: Barbro Nilsson
Weaver: AB Märt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rollakan Rug 9' 8" x 13' 10"
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind Scandinavian Rollakan rug that has been handwoven and intricately designed. The rug is made of durable wool and would be perfect for adding a touch...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Huge Vintage Orange and Yellow Scandinavian Rya Shag Area Rug Runner
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Two available. Price is per rug.
Vintage orange and yellow Scandinavian Rya rug runner. This Scandinavian shag rug is unique for it’s long and narrow shape. We seldom come across shag runners! Runners are rugs that are longer than they are wide. This dimension is ideal for hallways, narrow rooms or placement beneath a rectangular table. Place the brilliant orange hued rya beneath your coffee table, in front of your sofa to create a stunning focal point. The 2? pile wool rug is actually comprised of orange and yellow strands, but looks orange at normal viewing distance. If you love Ryas as much as we do, ask us about our wall hanging rug and our stunning round rya...
Category
1970s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Swedish Kilim Mid-century Double Face
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a mid-century Swedish kilim woven circa circa 1950 and it measures 230 X 166 CM. It features an interesting double face design and a nice geometric shapes. This fabulous kili...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Tapestry Signed Margareta Hallek.4 ft x 5 ft
Located in New York, NY
Small Vintage Swedish Tapestry Signed Margareta Hallek, Country of Origin: Scandinavia. Circa date: 1963-1964. Size: 4 ft x 5 ft (1.22 m x 1.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Rya Dania Taepper Abstract Bullseye in Blues Square
Located in Hanover, MA
Deep dense 100% wool shag pile square rya rug produced in Denmark circa 1965 by Dania Taepper in an abstract collage of contrasting blues.
Measures: 98" x 98"
This vintage rug has...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Hand Woven Polish Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century polish tapestry Kilim with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation....
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
New Scandinavian Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical Scandinavian design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Op-Art Round Rya Black and White Rug Wall Hanging Carpet, 1960s, Sweden
By Ege Rya
Located in Antwerp, BE
Scandinavian Rya rug designed in the 1960s circular rug by Højer Eksport Wilton modernist round rug in wool and hand knotted. Black and white stripes with blue tufted accents. Dimens...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Navajo Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design with eagle and brown and yellow colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotto...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Navajo Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Scandinavian Tapestry Rug by Eevahenna Aalto. 3' 5" x 4' 6"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Norwegian Tapestry Rug by Eevahenna Aalto, Country Of Origin: Norway, Circa date: Mid 20th Century. Size: 3 ft 5 in x 4 ft 6 in (1.0...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Chief Blanket Third Phase Revival
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Navajo chief blanket of the third phase circa 1895-1920s. The chief blanket is the highest achievement of the Navajo textile develop...
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Bohemian Macrame
Lady And Unicorn
Phoenix Tapestry
Japanese Silk And Gold Tapestry
Saint Saens
Vintage Molas
Vintage Zodiac Tapestry
Japanese Silk Embroidery Tapestry
Antique Cross Stitch Sampler
Antique Egyptian Wall Hanging
Antique Suzani Wall Hanging
Antique Tapestry Bag
Needle Point Tapestry
Hand Stitched Mid Century Tapestry
Antique Needlepoint Picture
Antique Bohemian Tapestry
Christian Tapestry
Antique French Tapestry Wall Hangings