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Tapestries For Sale
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
First half 20th century
Inland Delta Region, Niger or Mal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Distressed Persian Mohtashem Kashan Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79174 Late 19th Century Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan Rug, 06'09 x 10'02. A resplendent expression of Late 19th Century Persian artistry, this antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kashan Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
English Renaissance Style Painted Mythological Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) beige and blue painted tapestry of two maidens flanked by unicorns holding heraldic banners in a pastoral scene with a millefleur background....
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Tapestries
Materials
Ceramic
French Royal Aubusson Tapestry 18th century - Homage to Psyche - N° 1613
Located in Paris, FR
Tapestry, Royal Aubusson Manufactory, 18th century - Homage to Psyche after Isaac Moillon - 358cm W x 240cm H - No. 1613
Homage to Psyche
After a cartoon by Isaac Moillon
An elega...
Category
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Very Beautiful Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French tapestry with nice design of 18th century paintings with pretty details and nice light colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ottoman Large Silkwork Textile Botanical Embroidery Hanging
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Ottoman Silkwork Textile with Botanical Embroidery,
Circa 1880
This magnificent, large-scale Ottoman silkwork textile is a superb example of late 19th-century embroidery. The...
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,600 Sale Price
60% Off
SALE 60s Rya Rug Danish Modern Etruscan Horses
Riders Tapestry Wall Hanging
By Ege Denmark, Ege Rya
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
60s Vintage Ege Rya Rug Wool Danish Modern Cubist Etruscan Horses & Riders Textile Art Wall Hanging
Extraordinary and very rare 1960's Mid Century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Needlepoint Louis Philippe Provincial Decorative Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century French Needlepoint Louis Philippe Tapestry comprised of several strips of needlepoint sewn together to make one larger piece that measures 4.10 x 5.5 ft.
This l...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Rare Tapestry Rug Wall Hanging Carpet, Rugs French Aubusson, Garden Sence
Located in Wembley, GB
A fabulous 19th-century handwoven tapestry in excellent condition. The scene of celebration among nature. A similar technique is used for making the tapestry, as in Aubusson and Needlepoint in the flat weave role. These decorative area rugs are sporadic luxury rugs for sale in any rug store. They can exist as designer rugs or interior design elements in antique rug galleries or be recommended as a design object by interior designers for home decor.
Rare Tapestry Rug Wall Hanging Carpet...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
70s Scandinavian Marimekko Abstract Landscape Rya like Rug Wall Art Hanging
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful Handmade, Mid Century Modern, , Marimekko Landscape Rya Type Latch Wall Hanging in a lovely palette of Orange, Brown, Gold, Black on a Off White Backgrounf
The piece is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
Swedish Wall Tapestry with Geometric Wool Embroidery
Located in London, GB
Swedish hand embroidered wall tapestry with geometric pattern in wool including the variations on the Swedish flag. It is hand made circa 1960.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Canvas
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer Textile Oversized Sample Reference, 1986
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer textile oversized sample reference, 1955 / 1986. Extremely rare set of large scale sheers (which are miniaturized...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mission Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Early 19th Century English Framed Needlework
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century English framed sampler, unsigned. Simple with a Georgian brick manor house, crowns, etc. below an alphabet & numbers. Frame scuffs.
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
4.3x5.3 Ft Embroidered Silk, Cotton Wall Hanging. Pink Bed Cover. New Tablecloth
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Introducing our exquisite new suzani hand embroidered wall hanging, a captivating piece that combines ancient craftsmanship with modern artistry. This embroidered cloth is not just a...
Category
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$499 Sale Price
30% Off
20x71 in Embroidered Table Runner. Cotton Wall Hanging. Yellow Tablecloth
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Hand-Embroidered 100% Cotton New Suzani Fabric Wall Hanging – Timeless Textile Art
Experience the beauty of Central Asia craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-embroidered 100% cotto...
Category
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$207 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique french Needlepoint Panel or border Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century needlepoint tapestry in the form of a stripe or border fragment, with nice floral design and beautiful colours, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Tapestry of a Forest Hunting Scene "The Hunts of Maximilian"
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite 19th-century French tapestry, woven on a Jacquard loom, is a stunning reproduction of a panel from the celebrated 16th-century Flemish tapestry series, The Hunts of Ma...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Framed Japanese Embroidery Textile Panel Rootsters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A matted and framed Japanese silk panel with elaborate embroidery circa late Meiji to Taisho period (1910-30s). On a bright background, two rooster...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wood
Italian Vintage Tapestry by Missoni, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
Italian collectable tapestry, professionally framed. This piece, considered a work of art has been designed by Ottavio Missoni, (1921 – 2013) during the 1980s.
The Missoni enterpris...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Plywood
Antique Verdure Aubusson Tapestry with Birds
Located in New York, NY
French, 18th century Verdure Aubusson tapestry handwoven in wool with silk highlights framed with a complete floral border. Two birds wade ...
Category
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk, Tapestry
Bobyrug’s Beautiful new Hand Knotted, modern Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing a stunning contemporary rug, a wonderful piece with modern abstract design, this rug boasts pretty colors. Crafted with precision, and is entirely hand-knotted using a bl...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
20x71 in Embroidered Table Runner. Cotton Wall Hanging. Light Blue Wall Decor
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Hand-Embroidered 100% Cotton New Suzani Fabric Wall Hanging – Timeless Textile Art
Experience the beauty of Central Asia craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-embroidered 100% cotto...
Category
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$207 Sale Price
20% Off
Flemish Tapestry 17th Century - Greenery With Owl - H2m70xl2m25 - N° 1430
Located in Paris, FR
Flemish French Tapestry (Manufactury of Flandres) 17th century - Greenery with Owl - H2m70xL2m25 - No. 1430
Clean, revised and lined with velcro
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Towe...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
17th Century Flemish Verdue Tapestry with Exotic Birds and Landscape Scene
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This 17th-century Flemish verdure tapestry is a remarkable example of Baroque textile art, celebrated for its lush naturalism and painterly detail. Handwoven in Flanders from wool an...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Nazmiyal Collection Belgian Tapestry Verdure Garden Pavilion 5 ft 8 in x 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Belgian Tapestry – Garden with Birds and Pavilion, Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 18th Century
Category
18th Century Belgian French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
New Modern Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical modern design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Measures: size: 5ft 7in x 7ft 10in.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,390 / item
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 Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Mid-Century Modern Wool Green, Red and Black Wall Hanging Tapestry Finland 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Wool Green, Red and Black Wall Hanging Tapestry from Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Brussels Tapestry 8
4" X 6
4"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Arts
Crafts Oak Framed Embroidery
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts Embroidery
‘Queen Eleanor Gives The Poisoned Cup To Fair Rosamond’
Silk on Linen
In a large Arts & Crafts oak frame with copper hand cut nails
Circa 1900
Framed:...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Silk, Glass, Oak
Jean Picart Le Doux Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Aubusson tapestry designed by Jean Picart Le Doux (1902-1982) and handwoven at Maison M. Berthaut in Aubusson France. Woven in 1955, entitled "Petite Lyre Marine", it de...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Beautiful Vintage Art Deco Chinese Beijing Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice little Chinese beijing rug with beautiful Chinese Art Deco design and beautiful colors with blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th Century Ivory Ornate Floral French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely antique 19th century ivory ornate floral French Aubusson tapestry. It has floral garlands and an oval window looking onto a scene with a woman presenting a dove to a...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century.
Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
" Flight to Eternity" Handmade Silver Threads Embroidered Tapestry Re-Edition
By Alexander
s Collection, Alexander Anisimov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
" Flight to Eternity" Hand Made Silver Threads Embroidered Tapestry Re-Edition
Made on custom made Rubelli fabric (Italy). This artwork is the last and final re-edition.
This stunnin...
Category
2010s Spanish Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Pearlware, Fabric, Velvet, Thread
Antique Classical Tapesetry
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This Antique Tapestry Wall Hanging (5'9" x 5'10") is a stunning example of classical European tapestry artistry, depicting a detailed paradise scene through meticulous weaving and vi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pierre Adrien Chabal, Louis XVI Style Beauvais Tapestry Panel, France - C.1855
Located in Chatham, ON
Pierre Adrien Chabal-DUSSURGEY (1819-1902) Designer - BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY MANUFACTORY Maker - Important Antique Louis XVI style floral tapestry settee back fragment - the floral tapestry finely woven in wool and silk threads with garlands and swags and tassels - all centered by a powder blue ground cartouche with white roses within an oval frame - suitable for framing - France - circa 1855.
Excellent antique condition - minor fading and loss - areas of wear/thinning - no apparent restoration - minor stains and soiling with signs of age and use.
Size/dimensions - 35" (91.5 cm.) wide x 24" (61 cm.) high.
Pierre Adrien Chabal-DUSSURGEY - born Pierre Adrien Chabal in 1819 in Charlieu and adopting the professional name of CHABAL-DUSSURGEY - well known for his paintings and studies of flowers in gouache and oils - attended the School of Fine Arts in Lyon - exhibited at the Paris and Lyon salons - he worked with the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory and the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory after 1849 designing tapestries, rugs and tapestry covers for seating - he designed tapestries for the Élysée Palace and worked with Empress Eugenie on furnishings for the small salon at the Élysée Palace and two salons in the palace of the Empress in Biarritz - tapestry covered furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pretty Vintage French screen printed medieval design Tapestry «unicorn hunt»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French Aubusson style tapestry made with wool and cotton , by screen printing method by hand, featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, « The Unicorn is Assailed. From the Unicorn Hunt Tapestries...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from fourteen columns of patchworks of blue brocades with sumptuous woven pattern. The elaborate motifs feature re...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Beautiful Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry basket of flowers design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite vintage French Aubusson style tapestry, with beautiful design of a basket of flowers and beautiful colours with a red background, pink, orange, yellow, blue green and white...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1950s "Kvadrater" Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful vintage tapestry in a design called "Kvadrater" by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås Fjetterström Studio in Båstad, Sweden. Design consists of squares in muted purple, green an...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Fiber Art Tapestry, Macrame, Woven Wall Hanging, STRUCTA Tamar Samplonius
Located in Schagen, NH
STRUCTA is a macrame / woven fiber art tapestry (wall hanging).
This fiber art tapestry blends different types of cotton cord, giving the piece depth and texture.'
Despite every e...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful french tapestry with nice medieval museum design tapestry and beautiful colors, woven with mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton.
✨✨✨
"Experience the e...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Beautiful Vintage Art Deco Polish Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Polish tapestry with beautiful design with stylized birds and a orange field color, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s nice vintage Equator tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design and nice colours.
Discover the charm of this handwoven vintage Ecuadorian tapestry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Asian Large Vintage Burmese Kalaga Beads Embroidered Tapestry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fabulous large Kakaga Burmese bead embroidered adorned with sequins and beads tapestry wall hanging .
This vintage handcrafted needlework wall hanging tapestry shows ten different scenes from the ancient epic Hindu poem, the Ramayana, or from Buddhist mythology.
You can imagine how many hours went into producing this piece of work.
The figures are sewn using a combination of metallic threads and adorned with sequins, beads and glass stones.
Most Kalagas are best hung in a frame but not under glass so that the detail and texture can be fully appreciated.
They can also be hung as-is without a frame.
Such a large tapestry could take months to complete.
Asian figural Kalaga hand embroidered with jeweled tapestry...
Category
20th Century South Asian Anglo Raj Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Early 20th Century Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3
9
x 5
2
- 115 x 157 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3'9'' x 5'2'' - 115 x 157 )
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Silk
1920s Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3
x 3
6" - 92 x 107 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3' x 3' 6" - 92 x 107 cm )
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
17th Century French New Testament Religious Tapestry, Marriage of Mary
Joseph
Located in New York, NY
A French religious tapestry from Paris, circa 17th century, size 11' H x 11' W. This magnificent handwoven wool and silk wall hanging envisions the marriage of the New Testament figures, Mary and Joseph, with the High Priest flanked by Mary and Joseph at center and a dove above them, and with the central figures attended by a noblewoman and a group of men, and with a mother and child seated in the right foreground.
The central scene is enclosed within a border that is characterized by upper and lower central cartouches, supported by putti. It contains a star above, and the armorial of Pierre Guischard below. Six additional cartouches containing the symbols of the Evangelists run through the rest of the border, interspersed with fruiting and flowering elements, decorative swags, and birds.
Pierre Guischard (1614-1701) was doctor of Theology of the Holy Faculty of Paris and Great Master of the College of Navarre in Paris, Advisor, Chaplain and King Louis 14th...
Category
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$67,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Swedish Jute Wall Tapestry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Swedish midcentury screen printed jute wall tapestry.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Jute
Vintage Colorful Floral Tapestry 5.0X5.05
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry 7
2" X 2
11"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1820
s Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07
00 x 14
06
Located in Dallas, TX
77237 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06. This magnificent handwoven wool and silk antique French Aubusson tapestry exudes the grandeur and elegance of the Early 19th Century, drawing inspiration from the works of Italian Baroque painter Francesco Albani...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono
This deeply saturated indigo-dyed kimono is made of heavy-weight hand-spun cotton and precisely patter...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Decorative Mid-20th Century Indian Kalamkar
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage Indian Kalamkar with a nice floral design and beautiful colors with red, pink and green, entirely hand painted on a cotton fabric. Can be used as a wall tapestry, o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Kashan Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Old Japanese Kimono / 1912-1945 / Wall Hanging Decoration / Tapestry
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I think this is a kimono woven from the Taisho era to the early Showa era (1912-1945) in Japan.
It is a modern design.
In the Taisho era, various things were made with reference to...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 8X6.5
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty Vintage French screen printed medieval design Tapestry «Vendanges»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French Aubusson style tapestry made with wool and cotton , by screen printing method by hand, featuring the exquisite design of the renowned...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1960 Wall Tapestry Poland
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Scandinavian tapestry from the 1960s,
handwoven with a dense weave,
featuring a harmonious palette of natural colors.
Perfect condition
Artist: A. Raczkowska
Category
1960s Polish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Antique Late 17th Century Square Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique late 17th century Flemish verdure landscape tapestry depicting a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation, with two ...
Category
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
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.
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