Folk Art Tapestries
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Very large pictorial Korhogo cloth Ivory Coast
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Large pictorial Korhogo cloth, produced by the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. named after the local village (Korhogo) where these types o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Bobyrug’s Wonderful art deco period Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this art deco style Peruvian hand-woven tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the women working in the village.
There’s a monogram of the name of the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter alphabet, followed by a cursive alphabet, a lower case alphabet, and the numerals one...
Category
Early 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Silk
Antique Sampler, 1834 by Ann Kelk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1834 'Knowledge' Sampler by Ann Kelk. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Simple embroidered border. Colors black, crea...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Large Mid-Century Folk Art Norman Knight Wool Wall Hanging or Tapestry
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Exceptionally distinctive and fun vintage folk art wool wall hanging, exuding a captivating "Kilim" style portraying a knight from Normandy, France. Skillfully hand-woven, dating bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Fruitwood
Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian Tapestry with Olga Fisch Style
By Olga Fisch
Located in Dallas, TX
78310 Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian tapestry with olga Fisch style, 01'11 x 02'09
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Hmong Appliqué Textile Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this colorful Hmong textile is a classic example of the appliqué technique used for the traditional cloth known as paj n...
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
American Needlework Sampler by Eliza Jordan, Aged 12, Late 18th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American needlework sampler by Eliza Jordan, aged 12, late 18th century, a very fine and fanciful pictorial needlework sampler on l...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Antique 1830 English Sampler by S. Norman, What is Life
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By S. Norman. With a now brown toned background and overall embroidery with birds, trees, flower baskets and architecture. With an English newspaper on the back.
sight 14 3/4 x 12"...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Framed Needlepoint Sailboat Ocean Dock Scene
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage framed needlepoint features an intricate still life image of a fruit bowl and a solid wood frame. Good condition with minor imperfections consistent with age, see photos for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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 done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Vintage Raffia Macrame Owl Wall Art
Located in East Hampton, NY
This 1960s vintage raffia woven wall art with natural driftwood. This is a wonderfully organic art form. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MI...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Raffia, Driftwood
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 done by the well known artist George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 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 of a horse and sleigh and sugar shack...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Picasso Limited Edition Artist Rug/Wall hanging by Desso, Netherlands, 1996
Located in Buffalo, NY
Picasso limited edition artist rug or Wall hanging by Desso, Netherlands 1996
Based on the work of Pablo Picasso entitled "Le peintre et son...
Category
1990s Dutch Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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
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 done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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 done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Tapestry Peacock, Girafe, Lion, Deer, Exotic Birds Floral Folk Naive
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare folk, naive, vernacular tapestry
- Mythical quality depicting reminiscent of a garden of paradise with the animals and birds in harmony with each other.
- Charming tapestry de...
Category
1880s French Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
American Child's Sampler, Circa 1887 by "Clara R. Nolan"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming American Sampler by "Clara R. Nolan"; well made, bright and colorful, with an intricate needlepoint floral rose petal border in colors of red...
Category
1880s Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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 done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Pine, Wool, Burlap
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 done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of an Autumn Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Vintage Korhogo Handwoven Mud Cloth Textile Ivory Coast Africa Folk Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Korhogo handspun, handwoven and hand-painted cotton mud cloth by the women of the Korhoga Village who spin the cotton, while the men weave and sew the cloth...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Korhogo Cloth
Vibrantly Colored South or Central American Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrantly colored hand made South American folk art tapestry or poncho, Central or South America, circa 1960s. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta ...
Category
1950s Peruvian Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric appliqué collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned an...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches. No border, divider lines...
Category
1720s British Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Child's Sampler, American Dated "1887"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming child's diminutive needlepoint on linen, American sampler, measuring 10" x 10"; incorporating the proverbial 26 letters of the alphabet and t...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Susani Embroidery, Wall Hanging or Bed Cover or Table Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Festive and elegant Susani embroidery, suitable for bed or table or wall.
Silk embroidery on a cotton ground. B/ 2003 - cm. 213x 177.
Category
1960s Turkmen Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Cotton
African Textile Kuba, suitable for table or Wall Hanging or Backrest Covering
By Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/1676. Old African textile from Kuba, Zaire: with small shells as ornament.
An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Raffia, Cotton
Indigo African Asian Bohemian Embroidery Tapestry Elephants Horses Kings
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful wall art, wall hanging, tattered and very old, origin unknown.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Colorful Hand Embroidered Textile Wood and Glass Tray with Lizard Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful wooden serving tray featuring a hand-embroidered quilted lizard motif textile under glass. This colorful serving tray will be fantastic either hung on a wall or used to s...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird in a Tree
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Silkwork embroidery of a bird in a tree. The embroidery is worked in silks on silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours black, blue, cop...
Category
1820s English Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Vintage French Tapestry. 10 ft 8 in x 7 ft 9 in
By Pinton
Located in New York, NY
A Breathtaking French Aubusson Tapestry titled “Mid Summer Dance” by Lars Gynning, Country of Origin : France, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century – Size: 10 ft ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Handmade Indigenous Wool Rug from Northern Argentina, Framed Professionally
Located in East Hampton, NY
This shadow box all acrylic framed handwoven wool rug with rich and vibrant colors. This is a Signed piece by H. Ocampos, renowned for his technique and mastery of indigenous scenes ...
Category
1960s Argentine Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
Antique American Hand-Hooked Parrot Tapestry with MCM Folk Art Style
By Luis Montiel, Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Dallas, TX
77273 Antique American hand-hooked parrot tapestry with MCM Folk Art style. Drawing inspiration from Luis Montiel and Evelyn Ackerman, this antique American hand-hooked wool tapestry...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Georgian Woolwork Picture of Child Playing with Cat
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Woolwork picture of a child playing with a cat. Worked in wool and silk on linen and silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Pictorial scene ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Woven Folk Art Wedding Tapestry with Flowers and Horses, 1760
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian woven Folk Art wedding wall decoration tapestry, 1760
Dated 1760 and monogrammed OHW/HPS.
The tapestry is decorated mostly in red and yellow colors, with flowers and...
Category
18th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Turkoman Patchwork Textile, Tapestry or Armchair Upholstery
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice Turkoman patchwork textile with light colors, suitable for tapestry, headboard, armchair upholstery. They are all embroideries applied on a rein...
Category
1990s Turkmen Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Framed Blue Hand Stitched Embroidered Swan Wall Hanging
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful framed needlepoint of swans. This square folk art stitching is lovingly hand-embroidered with a dominant color of blue. Two white swans swim i...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Metal
Zabihi Collection Antique French Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 18th-century tapestry
5'4'' x 6'9''.
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Wool Tapestry Textile Wall Art by Bobbie Cox
Located in Somerton, GB
Woven textile wool, tapestry art piece by Bobbie Cox (British, 1930-2018) 'Carrara Relief 2, in Onyx'
the reverse bearing inscribed label.
This piec...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century Tapestry Child with Dog Petit Point Wall Decoration FREE SHIPPING
Located in Mimizan, FR
19th century dog and child tapestry French hand stitched needlepoint
Lightly distressed with marks to background
It still has loads of charm
Decorative embroidered woolwork petit p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Folk Art tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art tapestries for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art tapestries made in a specific country, there are North America, Canada, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tapestries, popular names associated with this style include Desso, Kuba People, and Pinton. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $450 and tops out at $48,000 while the average work can sell for $995.
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