Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
Dark Tile-able Grunge Texture. I think this texture can be classified as grunge. It's free and seamless, as always.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Redrawn based on a drawing in 'По Сѣверо-Западу Россіи' Konstantin Sluchevsky, 1897.
Source Firkin
If you don’t like cream and pixels, you’re in the wrong place.
Source Mizanur Rahman
A seamless design of flowers remixed from a jpg on Pixabay by Prawny.
Source Firkin
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
Seamless Olive Green Web Background Image
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin