What is 17th-century furniture called?

What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.

Who invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century?

Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century. He created it as a replacement for the refracting telescope, which tended to have poor optics. Find a collection of antique and vintage telescopes on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.

What are the major features of Dutch 17th century portraiture?

17th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

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Antique 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Foliage and Petite Tassels

$1,900

Antique 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Foliage and Petite Tassels

By Flemish

Located in New York, NY

Stunning 17th Century Verdure Tapestry pillow with foliage and petite tassels that will brighten up

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Tapestry

Antique 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Foliage and Petite Tassels

$1,500

BVIZ Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A recently made accent pillow, highlighting a 17th century Flemish tapestry fragment in shades of

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Metal

BVIZ Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

$1,875

BVIZ Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Recently made accent pillow highlighting a 17th century Flemish tapestry fragment in shades of soft

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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Pillows and Throws

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Metal

BVIZ Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

$1,600

Lovely 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Cushion

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Late 17th century wool and silk Belgian floral and verdure tapestry cushion

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Wool

Lovely 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Cushion

$1,000

Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, US

The history of Aubusson textiles dates back to the 14th century. The town of Aubusson is located in

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Antique 17th Century French Empire Pillows and Throws

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Wool, Cotton

Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

$3,000

B.Viz Design Antique Tapestry Pillow

By B. Viz Design

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

17th century tapestry fragment depicting tassels in shades of blues, greens, creams and golds

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Velvet, Tapestry, Cord, Trimming

B.Viz Design Antique Tapestry Pillow

$825

Antique Textile Pillows by B.Viz Designs

By B. Viz Design

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

17th century Verdure tapestry fragment framed with vintage gold metallic gallon on pale straw

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Tapestry

Antique Textile Pillows by B.Viz Designs

$3,650

Pair of Shahkar Antique Pillows with Foliage and Petite Tassels

By Flemish

Located in New York, NY

An exquisite pair of vibrant and stunning 17th Century Brussels Tapestry pillows with foliage and

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Tapestry

Pair of Shahkar Antique Pillows with Foliage and Petite Tassels

$12,000

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

The colors and over all design of this Italian tapestry are exceptionally distinctive. The pink

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Antique 17th Century Italian Pillows and Throws

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

$1,850

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

This stunning 17th century tapestry fragment depicts a glorious angel. Predominantly gold, tan and

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pillows and Throws

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

$2,100

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

This 17th century imperial fragment depicts a somewhat melancholy queen. Although bedecked in a

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pillows and Throws

17th Century Tapestry Pillow

$1,050

17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century brussels tapestry pillow.

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Tapestry

17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$1,600

17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century Brussels tapestry pillow.

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$2,600

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

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Tapestry

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$2,600

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillows

$1,400

17th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century antique Flemish tapestry pillow. Measures: 20 x 21 - 760P.

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Tapestry

17th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow

$2,600

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,400

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1681p

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century. 1681p

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1681p

$2,000

Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1648p

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brussels Baroque tapestry pillow, circa 17th century 1648p

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1648p

$1,400

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillow

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pillows and Throws

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillow

$2,200

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillows

Located in Houston, TX

Absolutely jaw-dropping & beautiful, these vibrant 17th century Italian tapestry pillows are so

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pillows and Throws

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillows

$1,150

17th Century Tapestry Lumbar Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

This exquisite tapestry fragment dates back to the late 1600’s. The face and the two “bird like

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Pillows and Throws

17th Century Tapestry Lumbar Pillow

$1,350

17th Century Italian Tapestry Lumbar Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

17th Century Italian Tapestry Lumbar Pillow

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pillows and Throws

17th Century Italian Tapestry Lumbar Pillow

$4,250

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1724p

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century 1724p.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1724p

$1,600

PAIR OF 17TH C. TAPESTRY FRAGMENTS AS PILLOWS

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of cushions from 17th century abusson tapestry fragments with silk trim and silk velvet

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

PAIR OF 17TH C. TAPESTRY FRAGMENTS AS PILLOWS

$3,600

Pair of 17th Century Tapestry Fragments Now as Cushions

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of 17th century tapestry fragments now as cushions with silk velvet backing and silk tassel

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Antique Early 17th Century French Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Pair of 17th Century Tapestry Fragments Now as Cushions

$5,250 / set

Pair Of Cushions From 17th Century Tapestry

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of cushions of 17th century abusson tapestry fragments and lee jofa trim with silk velvet

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry, Fabric

Pair Of Cushions From 17th Century Tapestry

$3,600

17h Century Italian Tapestry Pillows

Located in Houston, TX

17th Century Italian Tapestry Pillows

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pillows and Throws

17h Century Italian Tapestry Pillows

$2,650

Pair of 17th C Aubusson Tapestry Cushions

Located in DARLINGTON, WA

A beautiful pair of Aubusson 17th century blue cushions lined with roman velvet in a matching blue

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Antique 17th Century French Aubusson Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry, Velvet

Pair of 17th C Aubusson Tapestry Cushions

$2,350 / set

17th c Tapestry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning pillow of 17th c tapestry tapestry pieced with antique velvet flemish topped with antique

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Pillows and Throws

17th c Tapestry

$3,900

17th C. Bountiful Fruit Antique Tapestry Large Lumbar Pillow

Located in Houston, TX

17th Century Antique Bountiful Fruits Tapestry Fragment Pillow. This pillow depicts peaches

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Velvet, Cotton

17th C. Bountiful Fruit Antique Tapestry Large Lumbar Pillow

$950

Pair of Flemish Tapestry Pillows

Located in Middleburg, VA

Elegant 17th Century Flemish tapestry fragment pillow backed in Belgian linen with gold

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Pillows and Throws

Pair of Flemish Tapestry Pillows

$1,450

17th c Flemish Tapestry cushion .

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th c flemish tapestry edged in antique metallic and mohair .

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17th c Flemish Tapestry cushion .

$3,000

PAIR OF 17TH C ABUSSON TAPESTRY PILLOWS

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of pillows made from 17th c abusson tapestry

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Tapestry

PAIR OF 17TH C ABUSSON TAPESTRY PILLOWS

$1,200

Pillow Made with 17th C. Flemmish Tapestry Fragment

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pillow made with 17th century Flemmish tapestry fragment bordered with same period bronze velvet

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21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Objects

Pillow Made with 17th C. Flemmish Tapestry Fragment

$700

17th Century Baroque Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th Century Baroque Tapestry Pillow

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

17th Century Baroque Tapestry Pillow

$2,600

17th Century Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century brussels baroque tapestry pillow.

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Tapestry

17th Century Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

$1,400

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Flemish tapestry pillow, 17th century. Measures: 22 x 21.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow 17th Century

$2,600

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century antique brussels tapestry pillow.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$2,000

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillows, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Flemish tapestry pillows, circa 17th century

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Tapestry

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillows, circa 17th Century

$1,800

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Flemish tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Tapestry

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$2,400

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,600

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$2,600

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century European Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,400

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,800

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Flemish tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Tapestry

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,400

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,800

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique brussels tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow circa 17th Century

$2,200

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,800

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Denmark antique Flemish tapestry pillow, circa 17th century.

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Antique 17th Century European Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Flemish Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,000

17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

Located in Boston, MA

17th Century tapestry fragment in shades of taupe, blue, red wine and brown framed with dark gold

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Antique 17th Century Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

17th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillow

$2,550

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1661p

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Antique Mid-17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Tapestry

Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century

$1,600

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century Flemish tapestry pillow. Measures: 24 x 11.

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Pillows and Throws

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow

$1,600

Flemish Antique Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 46p

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Flemish antique tapestry pillow, circa 17th century 46p.

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Antique 17th Century Belgian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Tapestry

Flemish Antique Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 46p

$2,800

Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow ca 17th century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow ca 17th century

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Pillows and Throws

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Tapestry

Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow ca 17th century

$2,000

Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1716p

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brussels baroque tapestry pillow, circa 17th century 1716p.

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Pillows and Throws

Materials

Tapestry

Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow, circa 17th Century 1716p

$2,800

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17th Century Tapestry Pillows For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of 17th century tapestry pillows available for sale. Frequently made of fabric, tapestry and velvet, all 17th century tapestry pillows available were constructed with great care. 17th century tapestry pillows have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. Baroque 17th century tapestry pillows are consistently popular styles. B. Viz Design, Aubusson Manufacture and Rebecca Vizard each produced beautiful 17th century tapestry pillows that are worth considering.

Finding the Right Pillows-throws for You

Today, vintage pillows and throws are staples in interior decorating, especially in living rooms, bedrooms and guest rooms.

If eyes are the windows to the soul, then decorative pillows are the windows to the design aesthetic of one’s dreams. “They can be showpieces that are the last, final touch to an interior, like a jewel,” says Irish cushion designer Katie Larmour.

The use of pillows dates back thousands of years. However, the earliest examples were not the soft pillows of today as Mesopotamians and ancient Egyptians used headrests made of stone. Softer pillows became popular with the Romans and Greeks.

Contemporary, designer and vintage pillows and throws can tie in design elements from all parts of a room to contribute to a more cohesive aesthetic. Whether they incorporate the colors of the room’s curtains or rug, echo the room’s paint color or act as an accent on their own, pillows and throws fill up a space and create a cozy and put-together appearance.

There are throws and pillows to complement any design style. Whether seeking out intricately patterned mid-century modern pillows, simple designs or tribal-style wool pillows, 1stDibs has something for every home or collection.

Questions About 17th Century Tapestry Pillows

What is 17th-century furniture called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.
Who invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century. He created it as a replacement for the refracting telescope, which tended to have poor optics. Find a collection of antique and vintage telescopes on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
What are the major features of Dutch 17th century portraiture?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
17th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

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