Tapestries
1970s Spanish Other Vintage Tapestries
Natural Fiber
1980s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Natural Fiber
2010s Chinese Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
2010s Colombian Tapestries
Nylon, Thread
2010s Portuguese Tapestries
Wool, Cork
2010s Portuguese Tapestries
Wool, Sapele Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Tapestries
Tapestry
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Tapestries
Tapestry
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Wool
2010s Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Tapestries
Wool
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Textile, Silk
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Indian Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s French Arts and Crafts Tapestries
Wool, Linen
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Tapestries
Leather, Textile, Silk, Yarn
2010s Italian Tapestries
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Tapestries
Wool
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Tapestries
Silk
Early 1900s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1780s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Tapestries
Silk, Thread
18th Century French Rococo Antique Tapestries
Wool
2010s Tapestries
Wool
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Tapestries
Cotton, Polyester
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Silk
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Linen
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tapestries
Cotton
2010s American Tapestries
Silk
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Rope
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Tapestries
Cotton
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
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.