Tapestries
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Other
1930s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Tapestries
Wool
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Raffia
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Cotton
1940s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1930s French Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Belgian Elizabethan Tapestries
Velvet, Mahogany, Giltwood
1940s European Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Wool, Burlap, Pine
1950s Ecuadorean Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Burlap
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Cotton
1950s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Acrylic, Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
1960s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Tapestries
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Silk
1960s Swiss Space Age Vintage Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Nylon
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Raffia
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century European Black Forest Tapestries
Glass, Birdseye Maple
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
1960s Tunisian Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Cotton
1960s Vintage Tapestries
Yarn
Mid-20th Century American Prairie School Tapestries
Cotton, Linen
1960s French Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1960s Brazilian Space Age Vintage Tapestries
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Textile
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.