Tapestries
Late 19th Century American Antique Tapestries
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Tapestry
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Wool
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tapestries
Silk
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary English Other Tapestries
Silk
2010s Portuguese Tapestries
Wool, Sapele Wood
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 1800s Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Silk
1920s French Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 1900s French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Silk
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Cotton
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Senegalese Tapestries
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary English Other Tapestries
Silk
20th Century Tapestries
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
1940s Victorian Vintage Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Turkish Suzani Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
19th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
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.